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National Sports Awards 2024 Winners List will be given to the sportspersons on 29 August 2024, National Sports Day and the anniversary of Major Dhyan Chand’s birth. The President of India will present the awards to the awardees at Rashtrapati Bhavan. As a result of the recommendations of the Committee and after due scrutiny, the Government has decided to award the following athletes, coaches, and entities. The application process was made online for the first time this year, and sportspersons/coaches/entities could self-apply. Nominations for these awards are received in large numbers this year and are reviewed by the Selection Committee with a group of eminent sportsmen, sports journalists and sports administrators.

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National Sports Awards 2024 Winners List

The National Sports Awards 2024 will be announced soon and will be conferred by the President of India in an award ceremony. Different types of sports awards in India are listed below that will be announced for 2024.

Award Name	Awarded For
Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award	Outstanding performances in sports spanning over a period of four years.
Arjuna Award	Consistent good performance over a period of four years.
Dronacharya Award	Producing medal winners at prestigious international events.
Major Dhyan Chand Award	Good performance and contributing towards the promotion of sports.
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy	Top performance in inter-university tournaments over the last one year.
Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar	Playing a role in the area of sports promotion and development over the last three years.
Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award	Outstanding achievements in the field of adventure activities or sports on land, sea and air.

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National Sports Awards 2022 List – PDF Download!

The complete list of National Sports Awards in India 2022 with discipline is provided below. A PDF download link is also provided at the end of the National Sports Awards 2022 Winners List.

Award	Recipient	Sport
Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna	Sharath Kamal	Table tennis
Arjuna Award	Seema Punia	Discus throw
Arjuna Award	Eldhose Paul	Triple jump
Arjuna Award	Avinash Sable	Steeplechase
Arjuna Award	Lakshya Sen	Badminton
Arjuna Award	HS Prannoy	Badminton
Arjuna Award	Amit Panghal	Boxing
Arjuna Award	Nikhat Zareen	Boxing
Arjuna Award	Bhakti Kulkarni	Chess
Arjuna Award	R Praggnanandhaa	Chess
Arjuna Award	Deep Grace Ekka	Hockey
Arjuna Award	Sushila Devi	Judo
Arjuna Award	Sakshi Kumari	Kabaddi
Arjuna Award	Nayan Moni Saikia	Lawn bowl
Arjuna Award	Sagar Ovhalkar	Mallakhamb
Arjuna Award	Elavenil Valarivan	Shooting
Arjuna Award	Omprakash Mitharval	Shooting
Arjuna Award	Sreeja Akula	Table tennis
Arjuna Award	Vikas Thakur	Weightlifting
Arjuna Award	Anshu	Wrestling
Arjuna Award	Sarita	Wrestling
Arjuna Award	Parveen	Wushu
Arjuna Award	Manasi Joshi	Para badminton
Arjuna Award	Tarun Dhillon	Para badminton
Arjuna Award	Swapnil Patil	Para badminton
Arjuna Award	Jerlin Anika J	Deaf badminton
Dronacharya Award (Regular)	Jiwanjot Singh Teja	Archery
Dronacharya Award (Regular)	Mohammad Ali Qamar	Boxing
Dronacharya Award (Regular)	Suma Siddharth Shirur	Para shooting
Dronacharya Award (Regular)	Sujeet Maan	Wrestling
Dronacharya Award (Lifetime)	Dinesh Jawahar Lad	Cricket
Dronacharya Award (Lifetime)	Bimal Prafulla Ghosh	Football
Dronacharya Award (Lifetime)	Raj Singh	Wrestling
Dhyan Chand Award for lifetime achievement	Ashwini Akkunji C	Athletics
Dhyan Chand Award for lifetime achievement	Dharamvir Singh	Hockey
Dhyan Chand Award for lifetime achievement	B C Suresh	Kabaddi
Dhyan Chand Award for lifetime achievement	Nir Bahadur Gurung	Para athletics
Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar	TransStadia Enterprises Private Limited	–
Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar	Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology	–
Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar	Ladakh Ski and Snowboard Association	–
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy	Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar	–

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Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2022

The Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award recognizes the most outstanding sports performance over a period of four years preceding the year during which the award will be given by a sportsperson. Sporting achievements will also be considered during years of the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games and Asian Games. Check out Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2022 winners list below.

S. No.	Name of the sportsperson	Discipline
1.	Shri Sharath Kamal Achanta	Table Tennis

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Arjuna Awards 2022

These Arjuna Awards recognize the outstanding achievements of sportspeople at both the international and national levels. Check out the Arjuna Award 2022 winners list below.

S. No.	Name of the sportsperson	Discipline
1.	Ms. Seema Punia	Athletics
2.	Shri Eldhose Paul	Athletics
3.	Shri Avinash Mukund Sable	Athletics
4.	Shri Lakshya Sen	Badminton
5.	Shri Prannoy HS	Badminton
6.	Shri Amit	Boxing
7.	Ms Nikhat Zareen	Boxing
8.	Ms Bhakti Pradip Kulkarni	Chess
9.	Shri R Praggnanandhaa	Chess
10.	Ms Deep Grace Ekka	Hockey
11.	Ms Shushila Devi	Judo
12.	Ms Sakshi Kumari	Kabaddi
13.	Ms Nayan Moni Saikia	Lawn Bowl
14.	Shri Sagar Kailas Ovhalkar	Mallakhamb
15.	Ms ElavenilValarivan	Shooting
16.	Shri Omprakash Mitharval	Shooting
17.	Ms Sreeja Akula	Table Tennis
18.	Shri Vikas Thakur	Weightlifting
19.	Ms Anshu	Wrestling
20.	Ms Sarita	Wrestling
21.	Shri Parveen	Wushu
22.	Ms Manasi Girishchandra Joshi	Para-Badminton
23.	Shri Tarun Dhillon	Para Badminton
24.	Shri Swapnil Sanjay Patil	Para Swimming
25.	Ms Jerlin Anika J	Deaf Badminton

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Dronacharya Award 2022

The Dronacharya Award is conferred to sportspersons who have contributed to sports through their performance and continue to do so even after retiring from active sports. Motivating those who have dedicated their lives to sports and sports promotion throughout their lives. Promoting excellence in sports and broadening its base. Check out the Dronacharya Award winners list 2022 below.

Dronacharya Award 2022 Regular Category

A list of Dronacharya awards in the regular category is provided below.

S. No.	Name of the Coach	Discipline
1.	Shri Jiwanjot Singh Teja	Archery
2.	Shri Mohammad Ali Qamar	Boxing
3.	Ms Suma Siddharth Shirur	Para Shooting
4.	Shri Sujeet Maan	Wrestling

Dronacharya Award 2022 Lifetime Category

A list of Dronacharya awards in the lifetime category is provided below.

S.No.	Name of the Coach	Discipline
1.	Shri Dinesh Jawahar Lad	Cricket
2.	Shri Bimal Prafulla Ghosh	Football
3.	Shri Raj Singh	Wrestling

Dhyan Chand Award 2022

The purpose of the Dhyan Chand Award is to honor sportspeople who have contributed to sports through their performance and continue to do so after retiring from active sports careers. The purpose of this award is to motivate individuals who have dedicated their lifetime to the promotion of sports. Developing excellence in sports by broadening its base and developing its excellence. Dhyan Chand Award 2022 winners list is provided below.

S. No.	Name of the sportsperson	Discipline
1.	Ms Ashwini Akkunji C.	Athletics
2.	Shri Dharamvir Singh	Hockey
3.	Shri B.C Suresh	Kabaddi
4.	Shri Nir Bahadur Gurung	Para Athletics

Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puraskar 2022

The Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puraskar promotes corporate involvement in the promotion and development of sports in the country by encouraging corporates, voluntary organizations, sports control boards, etc. The Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puraskar winners list 2022 is provided below.

S. No.	Category	Entity Name
1.	Identification and Nurturing of Budding and Young Talent	TransStadia Enterprises Private Limited
2.	Encouragement to sports through Corporate Social Responsibility	Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology
3.	Sports for Development	Ladakh Ski & Snowboard Association

Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy 2022

This Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy is given to the university that performed best overall during the preceding year. Below are the objectives of the award:

1. Encourage colleges and universities to compete in sports and games;
2. Identifying and honoring universities that have excelled at sports and games;
3. Promoting excellence in sports and broad-biased universities;
4. Bringing sports and fitness to colleges and universities;
5. Promote a dope-free sports culture among youth and students.

The Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy 2022 winner list is given below. 

S. No.	Name of the University	Location
1.	Guru Nanak Dev University	Amritsar

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National Sports Awards 2021 Winners List – PDF Download

National Sports Awards 2021 were announced by the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports on 2nd Nov 2021. The awardees were given physical awards on 13th November 2021 by the President of India in the award ceremony held at the Darbar Hall of Rashtrapati Bhavan.

Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2021

Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award for 2021 was given to 12 Sports persons including Neeraj Chopra, Sunil Chhetri, Mithali Raj and Avni Lekhara.

Name of the Sportsperson	Discipline
Neeraj Chopra	Athletics
Ravi Kumar	Wrestling
Lovlina Borgohain	Boxing
Sreejesh P.R	Hockey
Avani Lekhara	Para Shooting
Sumit Antil	Para Athletics
Pramod Bhagat	Para-Badminton
Krishna Nagar	Para-Badminton
Manish Narwal	Para Shooting
Mithali Raj	Cricket
Sunil Chhetri	Football
Manpreet Singh	Hockey

Arjuna Awards for outstanding performance in Sports and Games 2021

Name of the Sportsperson	Discipline
Arpinder Singh	Athletics
Simranjit Kaur	Boxing
Shikhar Dhawan	Cricket
Bhavani Devi Chadalavada Anandha Sundhararaman	Fencing
Monika	Hockey
VandanaKatariya	Hockey
Sandeep Narwal	Kabaddi
Himani Uttam Parab	Mallakhamb
Abhishek Verma	Shooting
Ankita Raina	Tennis
Deepak Punia	Wrestling
Dilpreet Singh	Hockey
Harman Preet Singh	Hockey
Rupinder Pal Singh	Hockey
Surender Kumar	Hockey
Amit Rohidas	Hockey
Birendra Lakra	Hockey
Sumit	Hockey
Nilakanta Sharma	Hockey
Hardik Singh	Hockey
Vivek Sagar Prasad	Hockey
Gurjant Singh	Hockey
Mandeep Singh	Hockey
Shamsher Singh	Hockey
Lalit Kumar Upadhyay	Hockey
Varun Kumar	Hockey
Simranjeet Singh	Hockey
Yogesh Kathuniya	Para Athletics
Nishad Kumar	Para Athletics
Praveen Kumar	Para Athletics
Suhash Yathiraj	Para Badminton
Singhraj Adhana	Para Shooting
Bhavina Patel	Para Table Tennis
Harvinder Singh	Para Archery
Sharad Kumar	Para Athletics

Dronacharya Award for outstanding coaches in Sports and Games 2021

Life-Time Category

Name of the Coach	Discipline
T. P. Ouseph	Athletics
SarkarTalwar	Cricket
Sarpal Singh	Hockey
Ashan Kumar	Kabaddi
Tapan Kumar Panigrahi	Swimming

Regular Category

Name of the Coach	Discipline
Radhakrishnan Nair P	Athletics
SandhyaGurung	Boxing
PritamSiwach	Hockey
Jai PrakashNautiyal	Para Shooting
Subramanian Raman	Table Tennis

Dhyan Chand Award for Lifetime Achievement in Sports and Games 2021

Name	Discipline
Lekha K.C.	Boxing
AbhijeetKunte	Chess
Davinder Singh Garcha	Hockey
Vikas Kumar	Kabaddi
Sajjan Singh	Wrestling

Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar 2021

Category	Entity recommended for Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puraskar 2021
Identification and Nurturing of Budding and Young Talent	ManavRachna Educational Institution
Encouragement to sports through Corporate Social Responsibility	Indian Oil Corporation Limited

Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy 2021

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