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