Priyanka Mohite Awarded Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award 2020

Highlights:

• The Prestigious Tenzing Norgay National Adventure award 2020 was awarded to Priyanka Mohite, a 28-year-old climber from Maharashtra by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.
• She was chosen for her excellent contribution to the field of land adventure.
• She climbed Mt. Everest, Mt. Lhotse, and Mt. Makalu, the world's highest peaks.
• She is the first Indian woman to summit Mt Annapurna, the world's tenth highest Himalayan peak.
• Priyanka Chopra is one of seven recipients of the 2020 Tenzing Norgay National Award, which she will receive from President Ram Nath Kovind during the 2021 National Sports Award.

• The 'National Adventure Award' was established in 1994 and was later renamed the 'Tenzing Norgay National Award' in 2002.
• Tenzing Norgay is credited as becoming the first person to reach the summit of Mount Everest. 
• It is the equivalent of the Arjuna Award in the sphere of adventure on land, sea, and air.