National Sports Award List - 2019

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

Name of the Sportsperson	Discipline
Bajrang Punia	Wrestling
Deepa Malik	Para-athletics

Arjuna Award

Name of the Sportsperson	Discipline
Ravindra Jadeja	cricket
Mohammed Anas Yahiya	athletics
Gurpreet Singh Sandhu	football
Sonia Lather	boxing
Chinglensana Singh Kangujam	hockey
S Bhaskaran	bodybuilding
Ajay Thakur	kabaddi
Anjum Moudgil	shooting
Bhamidipati Sai Praneeth	badminton
Tajinder Pal Singh Toor	athletics
Pramod Bhagat	para sports-badminton
Harmeet Rajul Desai	table tennis
Pooja Dhanda	wrestling
Fouaad Mirza	equestrian
Simran Singh Shergill	polo
Poonam Yadav	cricket
Swapna Burman	athletics
Sundar Singh Gurjar	para sports-athletics
Gaurav Singh Gill	motorsports

Dronacharya Award (regular category)

Name of the Sportsperson	Discipline
Mohinder Singh Dhillon	athletics
Sandeep Gupta	table tennis
Vimal Kumar	badminton

Dronacharya Award (lifetime category)

Name of the Sportsperson	Discipline
Sanjay Bhardwaj	cricket
Rambir Singh Khokar	kabaddi
Mezban Patel	hockey

Dhyan Chand Award (lifetime achievement award)

Name of the Sportsperson	Discipline
Manoj Kumar	wrestling
C Lalremsanga	archery
Arup Basak	table tennis
Nitten Kirrtane	tennis
Manuel Fredricks	hockey

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