National Sports Award List - 2020
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 |
| Rohit Sharma | Cricket |
| Mariyappan T. | Para Athletics |
| Manika Batra | Table Tennis |
| Vinesh Phogat | Wrestling |
| Rani Rampal | Hockey |
Arjuna Award
| Name of the Sportsperson |
Discipline |
| Shri Atanu Das | Archery |
| Ms. Dutee Chand | Athletics |
| Shri Satwik Sairaj Rankireddy | Badminton |
| Shri Chirag Chandrasekhar Shetty | Badminton |
| Shri Vishesh Bhriguvanshi | Basketball |
| Subedar Manish Kaushik | Boxing |
| Ms. Lovlina Borgohain | Boxing |
| Shri Ishant Sharma | Cricket |
| Ms. Deepti Sharma | Cricket |
| Shri Sawant Ajay Anant | Equestrian |
| Shri Sandesh Jhingan | Football |
| Ms. Aditi Ashok | Golf |
| Shri Akashdeep Singh | Hockey |
| Ms. Deepika | Hockey |
| Shri Deepak | Kabaddi |
| Shri Kale Sarika Sudhakar | Kho Kho |
| Shri Dattu Baban Bhokanal | Rowing |
| Ms. Manu Bhaker | Shooting |
| Shri Saurabh Chaudhary | Shooting |
| Ms. Madhurika Suhas Patkar | Table Tennis |
| Shri Divij Sharan | Tennis |
| Shri Shiva Keshavan | Winter Sports |
| Ms. Divya Kakran | Wrestling |
| Shri Rahul Aware | Wrestling |
| Shri Suyash Narayan Jadhav | Para Swimming |
| Shri Sandeep | Para Athletics |
| Shri Manish Narwal | Para Shooting |
Dronacharya Award (regular category)
| Name of the Sportsperson |
Discipline |
| Shri Jude Felix Sebastian | Hockey |
| Shri Yogesh Malviya | Mallakhamb |
| Shri Jaspal Rana | Shooting |
| Shri Kuldeep Kumar Handoo | Wushu |
| Shri Gaurav Khanna | Para Badminton |
Dronacharya Award (lifetime category)
| Name of the Sportsperson |
Discipline |
| Shri Dharmendra Tiwary | Archery |
| Shri Purushotham Rai | Athletics |
| Shri Shiv Singh | Boxing |
| Shri Romesh Pathania | Hockey |
| Shri Krishan Kumar Hooda | Kabaddi |
| Shri Vijay Bhalchandra Munishwar | Para Powerlifting |
| Shri Naresh Kumar | Tennis |
| Shri Om Parkash Dahiya | Wrestling |
Dhyan Chand Award
| Name of the Sportsperson |
Discipline |
| Shri Kuldip Singh Bhullar | Athletics |
| Ms. Jincy Philips | Athletics |
| Shri Pradeep Shrikrishna Gandhe | Badminton |
| Ms. Trupti Murgunde | Badminton |
| Ms. N. Usha | Boxing |
| Shri Lakha Singh | Boxing |
| Shri Sukhvinder Singh Sandhu | Football |
| Shri Ajit Singh | Hockey |
| Shri Manpreet Singh | Kabaddi |
| Shri J. Ranjith Kumar | Para Athletics |
| Shri Satyaprakash Tiwari | Para Badminton |
| Shri Manjeet Singh | Rowing |
| Late Shri Sachin Nag | Swimming |
| Shri Nandan P Bal | Tennis |
| Shri Netarpal Hooda | Wrestling |
TENZING NORGAY NATIONAL ADVENTURE AWARDS 2020
| Name of the Sportsperson |
Discipline |
| Ms. Anita Devi | Land Adventure |
| Col. Sarfraz Singh | Land Adventure |
| Shri Taka Tamut | Land Adventure |
| Shri Narender Singh | Land Adventure |
| Shri Keval Hiren Kakka | Land Adventure |
| Shri Satendra Singh | Water Adventure |
| Shri Gajanand Yadava | Air Adventure |
| Late Shri Magan Bissa | Life Time Achievement |
