National Sports Award List - 2018

Six sports awards are given every year under the National Sports Awards in India. These six Awards are Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy, Arjuna Award, Dronacharya Award, Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna, Dhyan Chand Award and Protsahan Puruskar. These awards along with Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award is annually by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. The President of India gives these awards to the selected players and athletics at the Presidential Palace. These awards are usually given on 29 August Since 2004.

Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna 2018
S.No Name of the Sportsperson Discipline
1 Ms. S. Mirabai Chanu Weightlifting
2 Shri Virat Kohli Cricket
Dronacharya Awards 2018
S.No Name of the Sportsperson Discipline
1 Subedar  Chenanda Achaiah  Kuttappa Boxing
2 Shri Vijay Sharma Weightlifting
3 Shri A. Srinivasa Rao Table Tennis
4 Shri Sukhdev  Singh  Pannu Athletics
5 Shri Clarence Lobo Hockey (Life Time)
6 Shri Tarak Sinha Cricket (Life Time)
7 Shri Jiwan Kumar Sharma Judo (Life Time)
8 Shri V.R. Beedu Athletics (Life Time)
Arjuna Awards 2018
S.No Name of the Sportsperson Discipline
1 Shri Neeraj Chopra Athletics
2 Naib Subedar Jinson Johnson Athletics
3 Ms. Hima Das Athletics
4 Ms. Nelakurthi Sikki Reddy Badminton
5 Subedar Satish Kumar Boxing
6 Ms. Smriti Mandhana Cricket
7 Shri Shubhankar Sharma Golf
8 Shri Manpreet Singh Hockey
9 Ms. Savita Hockey
10 Col. Ravi Rathore Polo
11 Ms. Rahi Sarnobat Shooting
12 Shri Ankur Mittal Shooting
13 Ms. Shreyasi Singh Shooting
14 Ms. Manika Batra Table Tennis
15 Shri G. Sathiyan Table Tennis
16 Shri Rohan Bopanna Tennis
17 Shri Sumit Wrestling
18 Ms. Pooja Kadian Wushu
19 Shri Ankur Dhama Para-Athletics
20 Shri Manoj Sarkar Para-Badminton
Dhyan Chand Award 2018
S.No Name of the Sportsperson Discipline
1 Shri Satyadev Prasad Archery
2 Shri Bharat Kumar Chetri Hockey
3 Ms. Bobby Aloysius Athletics
4 Shri Chougale Dadu Dattatray Wrestling
Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar 2018
S.No Name of the Sportsperson Discipline
1 Identification and Nurturing of Budding & Young Talent Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited
2 Encouragement to Sports through Corporate Social Responsibility JSW Sports
3 Sports for Development Isha Outreach
4 Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy 2017-18: Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar