National Sports Awards 2023: Winners Complete List

Utkarsh Classes Last Updated 21-12-2023

National Sports Awards 2023: Winners Complete List

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The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports announced the National Sports Awards 2023 on 20 December 2023. These award winners will be presented the awards by the President at a special ceremony to be held on January 9, 2024 at Rashtrapati Bhavan.

The winners for the National Sports Awards 2023 were selected by the selection committee headed by retired Supreme Court judge Justice A.M. Khanwilkar.
The government has decided to confer awards on various players, coaches and institutions based on the recommendations of the Khanwilkar Committee.

Brief description of the winners of National Sports Awards 2023:

National Sports Awards are given every year to recognise and honour excellence in sports.
Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award: Awarded for brilliant and outstanding performance by a sportsperson in the field of sports over a period of the last four years. This time, two players will be honoured.
Arjuna Award for Outstanding Performance in Sports: Given for good performance over a period of the last four years and displaying a sense of leadership, sportsmanship and discipline. This year, 26 players will be honoured.
Dronacharya Award for Outstanding Coaches in Sports: Awarded to coaches with consistently excellent and commendable work in enabling athletes to excel in international events. A total of eight trainers will be awarded this year.
Dhyan Chand Award for Lifetime Achievement in Sports and Games: Given to honour sportspersons who have contributed to sports through their performance. And also to those who continue their cooperation in promoting sports events even after their retirement. This year, a total of 3 players will be awarded with this.
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy: Awarded to the overall top performing university in the inter-university tournament. This year, it will be awarded to a total of 3 institutions.

Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2023:

S. No.	Player Name	Sporting Event
1	Chirag Chandrashekhar Shetty	Badminton
2	Rankireddy Satwik Sai Raj	Badminton

Arjuna Awards, 2023 for outstanding performance in sports and games:

S.No.	Player Name	Sporting Event
1	Ojas Pravin Deotale	Archery
2	Aditi Gopichand Swami	Archery
3	Srishankar M	Athletics
4	Parul Chaudhary	Athletics
5	Mohammad Hussamuddin	Boxing
6	R Vaishali	Chess
7	Mohammed Shami	Cricket
8	Anush Agarwal	Horse Riding
9	Divyakriti Singh	Horse Riding Dressage
10	Diksha Dagar	Golf
11	Krishna Bahadur Pathak	Hockey
12	Pukhrambam Sushila Chanu	Hockey
13	Pawan Kumar	Kabaddi
14	Ritu Negi	Kabaddi
15	Nasreen	Kho-Kho
16	Pinki	Lawn Balls
17	Aishwarya Pratap Singh Tomar	Shooting
18	Isha Singh	Shooting
19	Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu	Squash
20	Ayhika Mukherjee	Table Tennis
21	Sunil Kumar	Wrestling
22	Antim Panghal	Wrestling
23	Naorem Roshibina Devi	Wushu
24	Sheetal Devi	Para Archery
25	Illuri Ajay Kumar Reddy	Blind Cricket
26	Prachi Yadav	Para Canoeing

Dronacharya Award 2023 for outstanding coaches in sports:

Regular Category:

S.No.	Name of Coach	Sporting Event
1	Lalit Kumar	Wrestling
2	R B Ramesh	Chess
3	Mahavir Prasad Saini	Para Athletics
4	Shivendra Singh	Hockey
5	Ganesh Prabhakar Devrukhkar	Malkhamb

Lifetime Category:

S.No.	Name of Coach	Sporting Event
1	Jaskirat Singh Grewal	Golf
2	Bhaskaran E	Kabaddi
3	Jayant Kumar Pushilal	Table Tennis

Dhyan Chand Award 2023 for lifetime achievement in sports and games:

Sl.No.	player name	sporting event
1	Manjusha Kanwar	Badminton
2	Vineet Kumar Sharma	Hockey
3	Kavita Selvaraj	Kabaddi

Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy 2023:

S.No.	Name of Institution	Category
1	Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar	Winner for overall top performance
2	Lovely Professional University, Punjab	First Runner Up University
3	Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra	Second Runner Up University