Recently, the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports announced the National Sports Awards 2024. The awardees will receive their awards from the President of India at a specially organized function at Rashtrapati Bhavan on 17th January 2025.
Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2024:
It 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.
S. No.
Name of the Sportsperson
Discipline
1.
Shri Gukesh D
Chess
2.
Shri Harmanpreet Singh
Hockey
3.
Shri Praveen Kumar
Para-Athletics
4.
Ms. Manu Bhaker
Shooting
Arjuna Awards for outstanding performance in Sports and Games 2024:
It 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.
S. No.
Name of the Sportsperson
Discipline
1.
Ms. Jyothi Yarraji
Athletics
2.
Ms. Annu Rani
Athletics
3.
Ms. Nitu
Boxing
4.
Ms. Saweety
Boxing
5.
Ms. Vantika Agrawal
Chess
6.
Ms. Salima Tete
Hockey
7.
Shri Abhishek
Hockey
8.
Shri Sanjay
Hockey
9.
Shri Jarmanpreet Singh
Hockey
10.
Shri Sukhjeet Singh
Hockey
11.
Shri Rakesh Kumar
Para-Archery
12.
Ms. Preeti Pal
Para-Athletics
13.
Ms. Jeevanji Deepthi
Para-Athletics
14.
Shri Ajeet Singh
Para-Athletics
15.
Shri Sachin Sarjerao Khilari
Para-Athletics
16.
Shri Dharambir
Para-Athletics
17.
Shri Pranav Soorma
Para-Athletics
18.
Shri H Hokato Sema
Para-Athletics
19.
Ms. Simran
Para-Athletics
20.
Shri Navdeep
Para-Athletics
21.
Shri Nitesh Kumar
Para-Badminton
22.
Ms. Thulasimathi Murugesan
Para-Badminton
23.
Ms. Nithya Sre Sumathy Sivan
Para-Badminton
24.
Ms. Manisha Ramadass
Para-Badminton
25.
Shri Kapil Parmar
Para-Judo
26.
Ms. Mona Agarwal
Para-Shooting
27.
Ms. Rubina Francis
Para-Shooting
28.
Shri Swapnil Suresh Kusale
Shooting
29.
Shri Sarabjot Singh
Shooting
30.
Shri Abhay Singh
Squash
31.
Shri Sajan Prakash
Swimming
32.
Shri Aman
Wrestling
Arjuna Awards (Lifetime) for outstanding performance in Sports and Games 2024:
It is given to honour and motivates those sportspersons who have contributed to sports through their performance and continue to contribute to the promotion of sports even after their retirement from active sporting careers.
S. No.
Name of the Sportsperson
Discipline
1.
Shri Sucha Singh
Athletics
2.
Shri Murlikant Rajaram Petkar
Para-Swimming
Dronacharya Award for outstanding coaches in Sports and Games 2024
It is given to coaches for doing outstanding and meritorious work on a consistent basis and for enabling sportspersons to excel in international events.
Regular Category:
S. No.
Name of the Coach
Discipline
1.
Shri Subhash Rana
Para-Shooting
2.
Ms. Deepali Deshpande
Shooting
3.
Shri Sandeep Sangwan
Hockey
Lifetime Category:
S. No.
Name of the Coach
Discipline
1.
Shri S Muralidharan
Badminton
2.
Shri Armando Agnelo Colaco
Football
Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puraskar
S. No.
Name of the Entity
1.
Physical Education Foundation of India
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy 2024
It is given to the overall top-performing university in the Khelo India University Games.
