National Sports Award List - 2021
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 |
| Neeraj Chopra | Athletics |
| Ravi Kumar | Wrestling |
| LovlinaBorgohain | Boxing |
| Sreejesh P.R | Hockey |
| AvaniLekhara | Para Shooting |
| SumitAntil | Para Athletics |
| PramodBhagat | Para Badminton |
| Krishna Nagar | Para Badminton |
| Manish Narwal | Para Shooting |
| Mithali Raj | Cricket |
| Sunil Chhetri | Football |
| Manpreet Singh | Hockey |
Arjuna Award
| Name of the Sportsperson |
Discipline |
| Arpinder Singh | Athletics |
| SimranjitKaur | Boxing |
| ShikharDhawan | Cricket |
| Bhavani Devi Chadalavada Anandha Sundhararaman | Fencing |
| Monika | Hockey |
| VandanaKatariya | Hockey |
| SandeepNarwal | Kabaddi |
| HimaniUttamParab | Mallakhamb |
| AbhishekVerma | Shooting |
| AnkitaRaina | Tennis |
| Deepak Punia | Wrestling |
| Dilpreet Singh | Hockey |
| Harman Preet Singh | Hockey |
| Rupinder Pal Singh | Hockey |
| Surender Kumar | Hockey |
| AmitRohidas | Hockey |
| BirendraLakra | Hockey |
| Sumit | Hockey |
| Nilakanta Sharma | Hockey |
| Hardik Singh | Hockey |
| VivekSagar Prasad | Hockey |
| Gurjant Singh | Hockey |
| Mandeep Singh | Hockey |
| Shamsher Singh | Hockey |
| Lalit Kumar Upadhyay | Hockey |
| Varun Kumar | Hockey |
| Simranjeet Singh | Hockey |
| YogeshKathuniya | Para Athletics |
| Nishad Kumar | Para Athletics |
| Praveen Kumar | Para Athletics |
| SuhashYathiraj | Para Badminton |
| SinghrajAdhana | Para Shooting |
| Bhavina Patel | Para Table Tennis |
| Harvinder Singh | Para Archery |
| Sharad Kumar | Para Athletics |
Dronacharya Award (regular category)
| Name of the Sportsperson |
Discipline |
| Radhakrishnan Nair P | Athletics |
| SandhyaGurung | Boxing |
| PritamSiwach | Hockey |
| Jai PrakashNautiyal | Para Shooting |
| Subramanian Raman | Table Tennis |
Dronacharya Award (lifetime category)
| Name of the Sportsperson |
Discipline |
| T. P. Ouseph | Athletics |
| SarkarTalwar | Cricket |
| Sarpal Singh | Hockey |
| Ashan Kumar | Kabaddi |
| Tapan Kumar Panigrahi | Swimming |
Dhyan Chand Award
| Name of the Sportsperson |
Discipline |
| Lekha K.C. | Boxing |
| AbhijeetKunte | Chess |
| Davinder Singh Garcha | Hockey |
| Vikas Kumar | Kabaddi |
| Sajjan Singh | Wrestling |
Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar 2021
| Name of the Sportsperson |
Discipline |
| Identification and Nurturing of Budding and Young Talent | ManavRachna Educational Institution |
| Encouragement to sports through Corporate Social Responsibility | Indian Oil Corporation Limited |
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