All
the
winners
of
the
National
Sports
Awards
2020
had
already
received
the
cash
awards
but
were
not
able
to
collect
their
trophies
and
citation
during
last
year’s
event
when
the
Sports
Awards
ceremony
was
held
virtually
owing
to
the
COVID-19
pandemic.

On
29th
August
2020,
The
Sports
Ministry
handed
over
a
total
of
74
National
Sports
Awards,
including
5
Rajiv
Gandhi
Khel
Ratnas
and
27
Arjuna
Awards.

The
ceremony
was
attended
by
many
awardees,
including
Rani
Rampal,
Vinesh
Phogat
and
Mariyappan
Thangavelu,
who
received
the
prestigious
Khel
Ratna
Award,
and
Lovlina
Borgohain,
Ishant
Sharma,
Atanu
Das,
Satwik
Sairaj
Rankireddy,
Chirag
Chandrasekhar
Shetty,
among
others
who
received
the
Arjuna
Award.

The
event
was
also
graced
by
the
presence
of
the
Honourable
Union
Minister
for
Youth
Affairs
and
Sports
Shri
Anurag
Thakur,
along
with
Secretary
Sports
Smt.
Sujata
Chaturvedi,
Secretary
of
Youth
Affairs
Smt.
Usha
Sharma
and
other
top
ministry
and
SAI
officials.

Addressing
the
awardees
the
minister
said,
“The
National
Sports
Awards
is
a
prestigious
award
that
is
won
by
athletes
after
years
of
dedication
and
hard
work.
Congratulations
to
all
the
awardees
and
the
very
best
for
their
future
events.
The
journey
of
the
awardees
doesn’t
end
here,
there
is
more
to
be
achieved.
We
must
also
continue
to
look
for
talented
athletes,
groom
them
and
make
them
capable
of
winning
medals
at
the
International
level.
So
I
request
all
the
athletes
to
take
the
pledge
of
at
least
grooming
and
training
five
such
athletes
who
can
win
medals
for
India
in
the
future.”

Full
list
of
National
Sports
Awardees
for
the
year
2020:

Rajiv
Gandhi
Khel
Ratna
Award:
Rohit
Sharma
(Cricket),
Mariyappan
Thangavelu
(Para-Athletics),
Manika
Batra
(Table
Tennis),
Vinesh
Phogat
(Wrestling),
Rani
Rampal
(Hockey).

Arjuna
Award:
Atanu
Das
(Archery),
Dutee
Chand
(Athletics),
Satwik
Sairaj
Rankireddy
(Badminton),
Chirag
Chandrasekhar
Shetty
(Badminton),
Vishesh
Bhriguvanshi
(Basketball),
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
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).

Dronacharya
Award
(Life-Time
Category):
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).

Dronacharya
(Regular
Category):
Jude
Felix
(Hockey),
Yogesh
Malviya
(Mallakhamb),
Jaspal
Rana
(Shooting),
Kuldeep
Kumar
Handoo
(Wushu),
Gaurav
Khanna
(Para
Badminton).

Dhyan
Chand
Award:
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
Bal
(Tennis),
Netarpal
Hooda
(Wrestling).

Tenzing
Norgay
National
Adventure
Awards:
Anita
Devi
(Land
Adventure),
Col
Sarfraz
Singh
(Land
Adventure),
Taka
Tamut
(Land
Adventure),
Keval
Hiren
Kakka
(Land
Adventure),
Satendra
Singh
(Water
Adventure),
Gajanand
Yadava
(Air
Adventure),
Late
Magan
Bissa
(Life
Time
Achievement).

Maulana
Abul
Kalam
Azad
(MAKA)
Trophy:
Panjab
University,
Chandigarh.

Rashtriya
Khel
Protsahan
Puruskar:
Identification
and
Nurturing
of
Budding
and
Young
Talent:
Lakshya
Institute,
Army
Sports
Institute.

Encouragement
to
sports
through
Corporate
Social
Responsibility:
Oil
and
Natural
Gas
Corporation
(ONGC)
Ltd.

Employment
of
sportspersons
and
sports
welfare
measures:
Air
Force
Sports
Control
Board.

Sports
for
Development:
International
Institute
of
Sports
Management
(IISM).