Sports Awards in India – List of Complete Sports Awards Winners

Sports Awards in India – List of Complete Sports Awards Winners

It becomes very important for all of us to prepare for the general knowledge question if you are appearing for any government exams. There are a variety of fields that come under the section of general knowledge and sports are also among them.  If you are preparing for any exam, your GK must be strongly advised because as per the latest trend, the questions related to static GK are asked more frequently. We all are very much aware that sports play a vital role in India and has become one of the main topics for competitive exams. For the same, let’s read the sports events and awards in India.

Sports Awards in India – List of Complete Sports Awards Winners

Sports Awards in India – Major Awards

The most important Sports Awards in India is given for the excellence of the sportsperson in sports. The major awards in the sports field are – Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, Arjuna Award, Dronacharya Award, Dhyan Chand Award.


Sports Awards in India: Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna 
  • This is the highest sports award in India given for the most outstanding performance in the field of sports.
  • The recipients receive Rs. 7.5 lakhs in cash, a citation, and a medal.
  • Initially, the government of India gave this award for outstanding performance in the field of sports for one year, but this duration was changed to four years in the year 2015.
  • The government of India forms a committee of 12 members who evaluate the performance of a sportsperson.
  • The evaluation is done for various international sporting events such as the Olympic Games, Asian Games, Commonwealth Games, and Paralympic Games.
  • Once the committee arrives at a decision, they submit their recommendation to the Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports for further approval.

Winners of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Awards

YearNameCategory
1991-92Viswanathan AnandChess
1992-93Geet SethiBilliards
1994-95Cdr. Homi D. MotivalaYachting
Lt. Cdr. P. K. Garg
1995-96Karnam MalleswariWeightlifting
1996-97Nameirakpam KunjaraniWeightlifting
Leander PaesTennis
1997-98Sachin TendulkarCricket
1998-99Jyotirmoyee SikdarAthletics
1999- 2000Dhanraj PillayHockey
2000-01Pullela GopichandBadminton
2001-02Abhinav BindraShooting
2002-03Anjali Ved Pathak BhagwatShooting
K. M. BeenamoAthletics
2003-04Anju Bobby GeorgeAthletics
2004-05Lt. co. Rajyavardhan Singh RathoreShooting
2005-06Pankaj AdvaniBilliards & Snooker
2006-07Manavjit Singh SandhuShooting
2007-08Mahendra Singh DhoniCricket
2008-09Mary KomBoxing
Vijender SinghBoxing
Sushil KumarWrestling
2009-10Saina NehwalBadminton
2010-11Gagan NarangShooting
2011-12Vijay KumarShooting
Yogeshwar DuttWrestling
2012-13Ronjan SodhiShooting
2014-15Sania MirzaTennis
2015-16P. V. SindhuBadminton
Sakshi MalikWrestling
Dipa KarmakarGymnastics
Jitu RaiShooting
2016-17Devendra JhajhariaPara Athlete
Sardara SinghHockey
2017-18Virat KohliCricket
Mirabai ChanuWeightlifting
2018-19Bajrang PuniaWrestling
Deepa MalikAthletics

Sports Awards in India: Arjuna Award

  • This award is given to a sportsperson who has consistently exhibited an outstanding performance for four years.
  • All Arjuna Awardees receive a cash prize of Rs. 5 lakhs, a certificate, and statuettes.
  • Arjuna award is one of the oldest sports awards in India. It was started in 1961 and it is conferred by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.
  • In 1981, Krishna Das was the first winner in the field of Archey.
  • Meena Shah was the first woman who received an award for Badminton in 1962.
  • Amar Singh was the first award for the Arjuna Award in 1975 for cycling.

Winners of Arjuna Awards- 2019 


S. No.Name of the SportspersonDiscipline
1.Ravindra JadejaCricket
2.Mohammed Anas YahiyaAthletics
3.Gurpreet Singh SandhuFootball
4.Sonia LatherBoxing
5.Chinglensana Singh KangujamHockey
6.S BhaskaranBodybuilding
7.Ajay ThakurKabaddi
8.Anjum MoudgilShooting
9.Bhamidipati Sai PraneethBadminton
10.Tajinder Pal Singh ToorAthletics
11.Pramod BhagatPara Sports-Badminton
12.Harmeet Rajul DesaiTable Tennis
13.Pooja DhandaWrestling
14.Fouaad MirzaEquestrian
15.Simran Singh ShergillPolo
16.Poonam YadavCricket
17.Swapna BurmanAthletics
18.Sundar Singh GurjarPara Sports-Athletics
19.Gaurav Singh GillMotorsports

Winners of Arjuna Awards- 2018

S. No.Name of the SportspersonDiscipline
1.Shri Neeraj ChopraAthletics
2.Naib Subedar Jinson JohnsonAthletics
3.Ms Hima DasAthletics
4.Ms Nelakurthi Sikki ReddyBadminton
5.Subedar Satish KumarBoxing
6.Ms Smriti MandhanaCricket
7.Shri Shubhankar SharmaGolf
8.Shri Manpreet SinghHockey
9.Ms SavitaHockey
10.Col. Ravi RathorePolo
11.Ms. Rahi SarnobatShooting
12.Shri Ankur MittalShooting
13.Ms Shreyasi SinghShooting
14.Ms. Manika BatraTable Tennis
15.Shri G. SathiyanTable Tennis
16.Shri Rohan BopannaTennis
17.Shri SumitWrestling
18.Ms. Pooja KadianWushu
19.Shri Ankur DhamaPara-Athletics
20.Shri Manoj SarkarPara-Badminton

Winners of Arjuna Awards 2017 

Name of the AwardeesDiscipline
Ms V.J. SurekhaArchery
Ms Khushbir KaurAthletics
Mr Arokia RajivAthletics
Ms Prasanthi SinghBasketball
Sub. Laishram Devendro SinghBoxing
Mr Cheteshwar PujaraCricket
Ms Harmanpreet KaurCricket
Ms OinamBembem DeviFootball
Mr S.S.P. ChawrasiaGolf
Mr S.V. SunilHockey
Mr Jasvir SinghKabaddi
Mr P. N. PrakashShooting
Mr A. AmalrajTable Tennis
Mr Saketh MyneniTennis
Mr Satyawart KadianWrestling
Mr MariyappanPara-Athlete
Mr Varun Singh BhatiPara-Athlete

Sports Awards in India: Dronacharya Award

  • It is generally said that “Behind every successful man there is a woman”, one can also say that, “Behind every successful sportsperson there is a coach” Seeing the valuable contribution that coaches have in the sports field, the government of India decided to honour the coaches as well.
  • The Dronacharya Award are those who have produced medal winners at prestigious international sports events.
  • Dronacharya Award is offered a cash prize of 5 lakh, certificate, and statuette.
  • O M Nambiar, Om Prakash Bharadwaj, and B B Bhagwat were the first to receive this award. 
  • The first awardee for chess in this category was Raghunandan V Gokhle in 1986.
  • Hansa Sharma was the first woman to receive this award for weightlifting in 2000

Winners of Dronacharya Award 2019


S. No.Name of the CoachDiscipline
1.Mohinder Singh Dhillon (Regular Category)Athletics
2.Sandeep Gupta (Regular Category)Table Tennis
3.Vimal Kumar (Regular Category)Badminton
4.Sanjay Bhardwaj (Lifetime Category)Cricket
5.Ranbir Singh Khokar (Lifetime Category)Kabaddi
6.Mezban Patel (Lifetime Category)Hockey

Winners of Dronacharya Award 2018


S. No.Name of the CoachDiscipline
1.Subedar Chenanda Achaiah  KuttappaBoxing
2.Shri Vijay SharmaWeightlifting
3.Shri A. Srinivasa RaoTable Tennis
4.Shri Sukhdev  Singh  PannuAthletics
5.Shri Clarence LoboHockey (Lifetime)
6.Shri Tarak SinhaCricket (Lifetime)
7.Shri Jiwan Kumar SharmaJudo (Lifetime)
8.Shri V.R. BeeduAthletics (Lifetime)

Winners of Dronacharya Awards 2017


Name of the AwardeesDiscipline
Late Dr R. GandhiAthletics
Mr Heera Nand KatariaKabaddi
Mr G.S.S.V. PrasadBadminton (Lifetime)
Mr Brij Bhushan MohantyBoxing (Lifetime)
Mr P.A. RaphelHockey (Lifetime)
Mr Sanjoy ChakraverthyShooting (Lifetime)
Mr Roshan LalWrestling (Lifetime)

Sports Awards in India: Dyanchand Award

  • The Dyanchand Award is given for lifetime contributions to sports development.
  • This award is named after Major Dhyan Chand, an Indian hockey player who scored over 1000 goals during a career span of over 20 years.
  • Dyanchand Awardees are offered a cash prize of 5 lakh, certificate and statuette.
  •  It was started in 2002 and it is conferred by the memory of Hockey Legend Dhyan Chand.
  • Aparna Ghosh was the first to receive this award in 2002.
  • Shamsher Singh is the only person who has received this award in the category of kabaddi in 2007.
  • The only person to receive an award in Billiards and Snooker was Manoj Kothari in 2005.

Winners of Dhyan Chand Awards 2019


S. No.Name of the SportspersonDiscipline
1.Manoj KumarWrestling
2.C LalremsangaArchery
3.Arup BasakTable Tennis
4.Nitten KirrtaneTennis
5.Manuel FredricksHockey

Winners of Dhyan Chand Awards 2018


S. No.Name of the SportspersonDiscipline
1.Shri Satyadev PrasadArchery
2.Shri Bharat Kumar ChetriHockey
3.Ms Bobby AloysiusAthletics
4.Shri Chougale Dadu DattatrayWrestling

Winners of Dhyan Chand Awards 2017


Name of the AwardeesDiscipline
Mr Bhupender SinghAthletics
Mr Syed Shahid HakimFootball
Ms Sumarai TeteHockey

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