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 |