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
Regular Category
ARJUNA AWARD
S. No.
|
Name of the Sportsperson
|
Discipline
|
Rohit Sharma
|
Cricket
| |
Mariyappan T.
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Para Athletics
| |
Manika Batra
|
Table Tennis
| |
Vinesh
|
Wrestling
| |
Rani
|
Hockey
|
DRONACHARYA AWARD
Life- Time Category
S. No.
|
Name of the Coach
|
Discipline
|
Dharmendra Tiwary
|
Archery
| |
Purushotham Rai
|
Athletics
| |
Shiv Singh
|
Boxing
| |
Romesh Pathania
|
Hockey
| |
Krishan Kumar Hooda
|
Kabaddi
| |
Vijay Bhalchandra Munishwar
|
Para Powerlifting
| |
Naresh Kumar
|
Tennis
| |
Om Parkash Dahiya
|
Wrestling
|
S. No.
|
Name of the Coach
|
Discipline
|
Jude Felix Sebastian
|
Hockey
| |
Yogesh Malviya
|
Mallakhamb
| |
Jaspal Rana
|
Shooting
| |
Kuldeep Kumar Handoo
|
Wushu
| |
Gaurav Khanna
|
Para Badminton
|
S. No.
|
Name of the Sportsperson
|
Discipline
|
Atanu Das
|
Archery
| |
Dutee Chand
|
Athletics
| |
Satwik Sairaj Rankireddy
|
Badminton
| |
Chirag Chandrasekhar Shetty
|
Badminton
| |
Vishesh Bhriguvanshi
|
Basketball
| |
Subedar Manish Kaushik
|
Boxing
| |
Lovlina Borgohain
|
Boxing
| |
Ishant Sharma
|
Cricket
| |
Deepti Sharma
|
Cricket
| |
Sawant Ajay Anant
|
Equestrian
| |
Sandesh Jhingan
|
Football
| |
Aditi Ashok
|
Golf
| |
Akashdeep Singh
|
Hockey
| |
Deepika
|
Hockey
| |
Deepak
|
Kabaddi
| |
Kale Sarika Sudhakar
|
Kho Kho
| |
Dattu Baban Bhokanal
|
Rowing
| |
Manu Bhaker
|
Shooting
| |
Saurabh Chaudhary
|
Shooting
| |
Madhurika Suhas Patkar
|
Table Tennis
| |
Divij Sharan
|
Tennis
| |
Shiva Keshavan
|
Winter Sports
| |
Divya Kakran
|
Wrestling
| |
Rahul Aware
|
Wrestling
| |
Suyash Narayan Jadhav
|
Para Swimming
| |
Sandeep
|
Para Athletics
| |
Manish Narwal
|
Para Shooting
|
DHYAN CHAND AWARD
S. No.
|
Name of the Sportsperson
|
Discipline
| |
Kuldip Singh Bhullar
|
Athletics
| ||
Jincy Philips
|
Athletics
| ||
Pradeep Shrikrishna Gandhe
|
Badminton
| ||
Trupti Murgunde
|
Badminton
| ||
N. Usha
|
Boxing
| ||
Lakha Singh
|
Boxing
| ||
Sukhvinder Singh Sandhu
|
Football
| ||
Ajit Singh
|
Hockey
| ||
Manpreet Singh
|
Kabaddi
| ||
J. Ranjith Kumar
|
Para Athletics
| ||
Satyaprakash Tiwari
|
Para Badminton
| ||
Manjeet Singh
|
Rowing
| ||
Late Shri Sachin Nag
|
Swimming
| ||
Nandan P Bal
|
Tennis
| ||
Netarpal Hooda
|
Wrestling
| ||
S. No.
|
Name of the Sportsperson
|
Category
| |
Anita Devi
|
Land Adventure
| ||
Col. Sarfraz Singh
|
Land Adventure
| ||
Taka Tamut
|
Land Adventure
| ||
Narender Singh
|
Land Adventure
| ||
Keval Hiren Kakka
|
Land Adventure
| ||
Satendra Singh
|
Water Adventure
| ||
Gajanand Yadava
|
Air Adventure
| ||
Late Magan Bissa
|
Life Time Achievement
| ||
1.
|
Panjab University, Chandigarh
|
S. No.
|
Category
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Entity recommended for Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar, 2020
|
1.
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Identification and Nurturing of Budding and Young Talent
|
|
2.
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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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