noun
Fighting Spirit Prize
A special award given in sumo and some martial arts tournaments to a competitor who showed exceptional fighting spirit, even if they did not win the championship.
See also: 三賞
彼は優勝は逃したが、敢闘賞を受賞した。
He missed the championship, but received the Fighting Spirit Prize.
三賞 is the collective term for the three special prizes in sumo: 殊勲賞 (Outstanding Performance Award), 敢闘賞 (Fighting Spirit Prize), and 技能賞 (Technique Prize). 敢闘賞 is one of these three.
Compound of 敢闘 (fighting bravely) and 賞 (prize). The term is primarily associated with sumo, where it was established as one of the three special prizes (三賞) in 1947.