National Sports Awards 2024

National Sports Awards are given yearly to recognize and reward excellence in sports. Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award is given for the spectacular and most outstanding performance in the field of sports by a sportsperson over the period of the previous four years. Arjuna Award for exceptional performance in Sports and Games is given for good performance over a period of the previous four years and for showing qualities of leadership, sportsmanship, and a sense of discipline. Arjuna Award (Lifetime) is given to honour and motivate those sportspersons who have contributed to sports through their performance and continue to contribute to the promotion of sports even after they retire from active sporting careers. Dronacharya Award for Outstanding Coaches in Sports and Games is given to coaches for doing outstanding and meritorious work consistently and for enabling sportspersons to excel in International events. The overall top-performing university in the Khelo India University Games is given the Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy.

Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2024

Name of the Sportsperson
Discipline
Shri Gukesh D
Chess
Shri Harmanpreet Singh
Hockey
Shri Praveen Kumar
Para-Athletics
Ms. Manu Bhaker
Shooting

Arjuna Awards for outstanding performance in Sports and Games 2024

Name of the Sportsperson
Discipline
Ms. Jyothi Yarraji
Athletics
Ms. Annu Rani
Athletics
Ms. Nitu
Boxing
Ms. Saweety
Boxing
Ms. Vantika Agrawal
Chess
Ms. Salima Tete
Hockey
Shri Abhishek
Hockey
Shri Sanjay
Hockey
Shri Jarmanpreet Singh
Hockey
Shri Sukhjeet Singh
Hockey
Shri Rakesh Kumar
Para-Archery
Ms. Preeti Pal
Para-Athletics
Ms. Jeevanji Deepthi
Para-Athletics
Shri Ajeet Singh
Para-Athletics
Shri Sachin Sarjerao Khilari
Para-Athletics
Shri Dharambir
Para-Athletics
Shri Pranav Soorma
Para-Athletics
Shri H Hokato Sema
Para-Athletics
Ms. Simran
Para-Athletics
Shri Navdeep
Para-Athletics
Shri Nitesh Kumar
Para-Badminton
Ms. Thulasimathi Murugesan
Para-Badminton
Ms. Nithya Sre Sumathy Sivan
Para-Badminton
Ms. Manisha Ramadass
Para-Badminton
Shri Kapil Parmar
Para-Judo
Ms. Mona Agarwal
Para-Shooting
Ms. Rubina Francis
Para-Shooting
Shri Swapnil Suresh Kusale
Shooting
Shri Sarabjot Singh
Shooting
Shri Abhay Singh
Squash
Shri Sajan Prakash
Swimming
Shri Aman
Wrestling

Arjuna Awards (Lifetime) for outstanding performance in Sports and Games 2024

Name of the Sportsperson
Discipline
Shri Sucha Singh
Athletics
Shri Murlikant Rajaram Petkar
Para-Swimming

Dronacharya Award for Outstanding Coaches in Sports and Games 2024

Regular Category

Name of the Coach
Discipline
Shri Subhash Rana
Para-Shooting
Ms. Deepali Deshpande
Shooting
Shri Sandeep Sangwan
Hockey

Lifetime Category

Name of the Coach
Discipline
Shri S Muralidharan
Badminton
Shri Armando Agnelo Colaco
Football

Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puraskar

Name of the Entity
Physical Education Foundation of India

Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy 2024:

Name of University
Discipline
Chandigarh University
Overall winner University
Lovely Professional University, (PB)
1st runner up University
Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar
2nd runner up University

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