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National Sports Awards in Parasports
Various civilian awards for contributions to Sports (Individual/Team)
Awarded forVarious sports honour of India
Sponsored byGovernment of India
LocationRashtrapati Bhavan
CountryRepublic of India
Presented byPresident of India
First awarded1974
Last awarded2022
Highlights
Total awarded75
Awards

The National Sports Awards is the collective name given to the six sports awards of Republic of India. It is awarded annually by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. They are presented by the President of India in the same ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan usually on 29 August each year along with the national adventure award. As of 2020, a total of fifty-five individuals have been awarded the various National Sports Awards in parasports. The four awards presented in parasports are Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna, Arjuna Award, Dhyan Chand Award and Dronacharya Award.[1]

First presented in the year 1974, a total of forty-three individuals have been honoured with the Arjuna Award in parasports for their "good performance at the international level" over the period of last four years, with two individuals being awarded for their lifetime contribution.[2] First presented in the year 2012, a total of four coaches have been honoured with the Dronacharya Award in parasports for their "outstanding work on a consistent basis and enabling sportspersons to excel in international events" over the period of last four years, with one coach being awarded in the lifetime contribution category.[3] First presented in the year 2017, a total of eight sportspersons have been honoured with the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, the highest sporting honour of India, in parasports for their "most outstanding performance at the international level" over the period of last four years.[4] First presented in the year 2004, a total of five retired sportspersons have been honoured with the Dhyan Chand Award, the lifetime achievement sporting honour of India, in parasports for their "good performance at the international level and their continued contributions to the promotion of sports even after their career as a sportsperson is over."[5][1]

Recipients

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Key
   + Indicates a Lifetime contribution honour
List of National Sports award recipients, showing the year, award, discipline(s) and gender[1]
Year Recipient Award Discipline(s) Gender
2017 Devendra Jhajharia Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Athletics Male
2019 Deepa Malik Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Athletics Female
2020 Mariyappan Thangavelu Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Athletics Male
2021 Avani Lekhara Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Shooting Female
2021 Sumit Antil Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Athletics Male
2021 Pramod Bhagat Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Badminton Male
2021 Krishna Nagar Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Badminton Male
2021 Manish Narwal Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Shooting Male
1974 Anjan Bhattacharjee Arjuna Award Cricket Male
1977–1978 Satish Kumar Arjuna Award Athletics Male
1978–1979 Shernaz Kermani Arjuna Award Parasports[a] Female
1985 T. N. Shenoy Arjuna Award Swimming Male
1991 Rajeev Bagga Arjuna Award Badminton Male
1995 Malathi Krishnamurthy Holla Arjuna Award Athletics Female
1996 Sandeep Singh Dhillon Arjuna Award Badminton Male
1996 Kalle Gowda Arjuna Award Athletics & Cricket Male
1997 M. Mahadev Arjuna Award Athletics & Cricket Male
1997 Naresh Kumar Sharma Arjuna Award Shooting Male
1998 Anju Dua Arjuna Award Gymnastics Female
1998 Ranjini Ramanujam Arjuna Award Badminton Female
1999 G. Venkataravanappa + Arjuna Award Athletics Male
2000 Joginder Singh Bedi + Arjuna Award Athletics Male
2000 Vijay Bhalanchandra Munishwar Arjuna Award Athletics & Powerlifting Male
2000 Yadvendra Vashishta Arjuna Award Athletics Male
2001 K. R. Shankar Iyer Arjuna Award Athletics Male
2002 Ramesh Tikaram Arjuna Award Athletics & Badminton Male
2003 Madasu Srinivas Rao Arjuna Award Badminton Male
2004 Devendra Jhajharia Arjuna Award Athletics Male
2005 Rajinder Singh Rahelu Arjuna Award Powerlifting Male
2006 Rohit Bhaker Arjuna Award Badminton Male
2007 Farman Basha Arjuna Award Powerlifting Male
2009 Parul Parmar Arjuna Award Badminton Female
2010 Jagseer Singh Arjuna Award Athletics Male
2011 Prasanta Karmakar Arjuna Award Swimming Male
2012 Deepa Malik Arjuna Award Athletics Female
2012 Ramkaran Singh Arjuna Award Athletics Male
2013 Amit Kumar Saroha Arjuna Award Athletics Male
2014 H. N. Girisha Arjuna Award Athletics Male
2015 Sharath Gayakwad Arjuna Award Swimming Male
2016 Raj Kumar Arjuna Award Badminton Male
2016 Sandeep Singh Maan Arjuna Award Athletics Male
2016 Virender Singh Arjuna Award Wrestling Male
2017 Varun Singh Bhati Arjuna Award Athletics Male
2017 Mariyappan Thangavelu Arjuna Award Athletics Male
2018 Ankur Dhama Arjuna Award Athletics Male
2018 Manoj Sarkar Arjuna Award Badminton Male
2019 Pramod Bhagat Arjuna Award Badminton Male
2019 Sundar Singh Gurjar Arjuna Award Athletics Male
2020 Sandeep Chaudhary Arjuna Award Athletics Male
2020 Suyash Narayan Jadhav Arjuna Award Swimming Male
2020 Manish Narwal Arjuna Award Shooting Male
2021 Yogesh Kathuniya Arjuna Award Athletics Male
2021 Nishad Kumar Arjuna Award Athletics Male
2021 Praveen Kumar Arjuna Award Athletics Male
2021 Suhas Yathiraj Arjuna Award Badminton Male
2021 Singhraj Adhana Arjuna Award Shooting Male
2021 Bhavina Patel Arjuna Award Table Tennis Male
2021 Harvinder Singh Arjuna Award Archery Male
2021 Sharad Kumar Arjuna Award Athletics Male
2022 Manasi Girishchandra Joshi Arjuna Award Badminton Female
2022 Tarun Dhillon Arjuna Award Badminton Male
2022 Swapnil Sanjay Patil Arjuna Award Swimming Male
2022 Jerlin Anika Arjuna Award Badminton Female
2004 Digamber Mehendale Dhyan Chand Award Athletics Male
2012 Sukhbir Singh Tokas Dhyan Chand Award Parasports Male
2013 Girraj Singh Dhyan Chand Award Athletics Male
2020 J. Ranjith Kumar Dhyan Chand Award Athletics Male
2020 Satyaprakash Tiwari Dhyan Chand Award Badminton Male
2022 Nir Bahadur Gurung Dhyan Chand Award Athletics Male
2020 Vijay Bhalchandra Munishwar + Dronacharya Award Powerlifting Male
2012 Satyapal Singh Dronacharya Award Athletics Male
2015 Naval Singh Dronacharya Award Athletics Male
2020 Gaurav Khanna Dronacharya Award Badminton Male
2021 Jai Prakash Nautiyal Dronacharya Award Shooting Male
2022 Suma Shirur Dronacharya Award Shooting Female

Explanatory Notes

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  1. ^ Wheelchair Javelin throw, Swimming & Table Tennis

References

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  1. ^ a b c "List of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Awardees (1991–2018)" (PDF). Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (India). Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 July 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Revised Scheme of Arjuna Award" (PDF). Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (India). 7 September 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 December 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Scheme for Dronacharya Award For Outstanding Coaches In Sports And Games (Amended as on 3 February 2016)" (PDF). Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. 3 February 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 January 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Scheme for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award" (PDF). Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. 23 February 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 September 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Scheme for the Dhyan Chand Award for Lifetime Achievement in Sports and Games (Amended as on 3 February 2016)" (PDF). Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. 3 February 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 December 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
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