19.9. National Sports Awards
List of Winners
(i) Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna (renamed as “Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award” in year 2022)
2022
|
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 |
|
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(ii) Dronacharya Awards 2022
Regular Category
|
Coach Name |
Play |
|
Jeevanjot Singh Teja |
Archery |
|
Mohammed Ali Qamar |
Boxing |
|
Suma Siddharth Shirur |
Para Shooting |
|
Sujit Mann |
Wrestling |
|
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Life-Time Category
|
Coach Name |
Sport |
|
Dinesh Jawahar Lad |
Cricket |
|
Bimal Prafulla Ghosh |
Football |
|
Raj Singh |
Kushti |
|
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2021
Regular Category
|
Coach Name |
Play |
|
Radhakrishnan Nair P |
Athletics |
|
Sandhya Gurung |
Boxing |
|
Pritam Siwach |
Hockey |
|
Jai Prakash Nautiyal |
Para Shooting |
|
Subramaniam Raman |
Table Tennis |
|
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Life-Time Category
|
Coach Name |
Play |
|
T. P. Ousfey |
Athletics |
|
Sarkar Talwar |
Cricket |
|
Sarpal Singh |
Hockey |
|
Ashan Kumar |
Kabaddi |
|
Tapan Kumar Panigrahi |
Swimming |
|
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(Iii) Arjuna Awards
2022
|
Player Name |
Play |
|
Seema Punia |
Athletics |
|
Aldhaus Paul |
Athletics |
|
Avinash Mukand Sable |
Athletics |
|
Lakshya Sen |
Badminton |
|
Hs Pranay |
Badminton |
|
Amit Panghal |
Boxing |
|
Nikhat Zareen |
Boxing |
|
Bhakti Pradeep Kulkarni |
Chess |
|
Ramesh Babu Prajnanananda |
Chess |
|
Deep Grace Ikka |
Hockey |
|
Shushila Devi |
Judo |
|
Sakshi Kumari |
Kabaddi |
|
Nayan Moni Sakya |
Lawn Ball |
|
Sagar Kailas Owhalkar |
Malkhamb |
|
Elavenivalarivan |
Shooting |
|
Omprakash Mitharwal |
Shooting |
|
Shreeja Akula |
Table Tennis |
|
Vikas Thakur |
Weightlifting |
|
Anshu |
Wrestling |
|
Sarita |
Wrestling |
|
Pravin |
Wushu |
|
Mansi Girishchandra Joshi |
Para Badminton |
|
Tarun Dhillon |
Para Badminton |
|
Swapnil Sanjay Patil |
Para Swimming |
|
Jerlyn Ankita J |
Def Badminton |
|
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2021
|
Player Name |
Play |
|
Arpinder Singh |
Athletics |
|
Simranjeet Kaur |
Boxing |
|
Shikhar Dhawan |
Cricket |
|
Bhavani Devi Chadalwada Anand Sundararaman |
Fencing |
|
Monica |
Hockey |
|
Vandana Kataria |
Hockey |
|
Sandeep Narwal |
Kabaddi |
|
Himani Uttam Parab |
Malkhamb |
|
Abhishek Verma |
Shooting |
|
Ankita Raina |
Tennis |
|
Deepak Punia |
Wrestling |
|
Dilpreet Singh |
Hockey |
|
Harman Preet Singh |
Hockey |
|
Rupinder Pal Singh |
Hockey |
|
Surendra Kumar |
Hockey |
|
Amit Rohidas |
Hockey |
|
Birendra Lakra |
Hockey |
|
Sumit |
Hockey |
|
Neelkant 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 |
|
Simranjit Singh |
Hockey |
|
Yogesh Kathunia |
Para Athletics |
|
Nishad Kumar |
Para Athletics |
|
Praveen Kumar |
Para Athletics |
|
Suhas Yetiraj |
Para Badminton |
|
Singhraj Adhana |
Para Shooting |
|
Bhavna Patel |
Para Table Tennis |
|
Harvinder Singh |
Para Archery |
|
Sharad Kumar |
Para Athletics |
|
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(iv) Dhyan Chand Award
2022
|
Name of the sportsperson |
Discipline |
|
**Shri Sharath Kamal Achanta |
Table Tennis |
- Indian table tennis player Sharath Kamal Achanta was given the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award for 2022.
- Sharath Kamal became the first table tennis player to be honoured with the Padma Shri award in the year 2019.
- Sharath Kamal has won a gold medal in the Commonwealth Games.
- Sharath Kamal Achanta won 3 gold and 1 silver medal in the Commonwealth Games in 2022.
- He has a total of 7 gold, three silver and three bronze medals in the Commonwealth Games.
- Sharath Kamal is a resident of Tamil Nadu.
(v) Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar 2022
|
Category |
Organization |
|
Identification & Nurturing of Budding and Young Talent |
TransStadia Enterprises Private Limited |
|
Encouragement to Sports through Corporate Social Responsibility |
Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology |
|
Sports for Development |
Ladakh Ski & Snowboard Association |
2021
|
Category |
Organization |
|
Identification & nurturing of the sports talent over the past 25 years |
Manav Rachna Educational Institutions (MREI) |
|
Encouragement to Sports through Corporate Social Responsibility |
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation |
(vi) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy
Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar