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National Sports Awards 2020 announced – Rohit Sharma, Mariyappan T., Manik Batra, Ms Vinesh and Ms Rani bag the Khel Ratna

Posted On: 21 AUG 2020 5:21PM by PIB Delhi

Sports Awards are given every year to recognize and reward excellence in sports. Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award is given for the spectacular and most outstanding performance in the field of sports by a sportsperson over a period of four years; Arjuna Award is given for consistent outstanding performance for four years; Dronacharya Award goes to the coaches for producing medal winners at prestigious international sports events; Dhyan Chand Award is for life time contribution to sports development and Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puraskar is given to the corporate entities (both in private and public sector) and individuals who have played a visible role in the area of sports promotion and development. Overall top performing university in inter-university tournaments is given Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy. In addition to these Sports Awards, the Ministry also recognises the spirit of adventure among the people of the country by bestowing the Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award.

A large number of applications were received for Sports Awards this year, which were considered by the Selection Committee headed by Justice (Retd.) Mukundakam Sharma (former Judge of Supreme Court of India) and other members comprising of eminent sportspersons, persons having experience in sports journalism and sports administration, etc.

Based on the recommendations of the Committee and after due scrutiny, the Government has decided to confer awards upon the following sportspersons, coaches and entities under various categories:

The awardees will receive their awards from the Hon’ble President of India at a specially organized function through virtual mode from Rashtrapati Bhawan on 29th August, 2020.

  • RAJIV GANDHI KHEL RATNA AWARD
  •  

    S. No.

    Name of the Sportsperson

    Discipline

  •  
  • Shri Rohit Sharma

    Cricket

  •  
  • Shri Mariyappan T.

    Para Athletics

  •  
  • Ms. Manika Batra

    Table Tennis

  •  
  • Ms. Vinesh

    Wrestling

  •  
  • Ms. Rani

    Hockey

     

  • DRONACHARYA AWARD
  •  

  • Life- Time Category
  •  

    S. No.

    Name of the Coach

    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

     

    B.       Regular Category

     

    S. No.

    Name of the Coach

    Discipline

  •  
  • Shri Jude Felix Sebastian

    Hockey

  •  
  • Shri Yogesh Malviya

    Mallakhamb

  •  
  • Shri Jaspal Rana

    Shooting

  •  
  • Shri Kuldeep Kumar Handoo

    Wushu

  •  
  • Shri Gaurav Khanna

    Para Badminton

     

     

  • ARJUNA AWARD
  •  

    S. No.

    Name of the Sportsperson (Shri)

    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

     

    4.         DHYAN CHAND AWARD

    S. No.

    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

     

    5.         TENZING NORGAY NATIONAL ADVENTURE AWARDS 2019

    S. No.

    Name of the Sportsperson

    Category

  •  
  • 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

     

    6.         MAULANA ABUL KALAM AZAD (MAKA) TROPHY

    1.

    Panjab University, Chandigarh

     

    7.         RASHTRIYA KHEL PROTSAHAN PURUSKAR

    S. No.

    Category

    Entity recommended for Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar, 2020

    1.

    Identification and Nurturing of Budding and Young Talent

  • Lakshya Institute
  • Army Sports Institute
  • 2.

    Encouragement to sports through Corporate Social Responsibility

    Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) Ltd.

    3.

    Employment of sportspersons and sports welfare measures

    Air Force Sports Control Board

    4.

    Sports for Development

     

    International Institute of Sports Management (IISM)

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