The Departments of Sports is organizing a ceremony for handling over medals, statuette and trophies for Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Awardees, Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar and Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy for the year 2020 on 1st November, 2021 in New Delhi.
Following is the list of National Sports Award winners for the year 2020:
National Sports Award winners:
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award:Â 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), 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), Manish Kaushik (Boxing), Lovlina Borgohain (Boxing), Ishant Sharma (Cricket), Deepti Sharma (Cricket), Sawant Ajay Anant (Equestrian), Sandesh Jhingan (Football).
Dronacharya Award (Life-Time Category): Vijay Bhalchandra Munishwar (Para Powerlifting), Naresh Kumar (Tennis), Om Parkash Dahiya (Wrestling), Dharmendra Tiwary (Archery), Purushotham Rai (Athletics), Shiv Singh (Boxing), Romesh Pathania (Hockey), Krishan Kumar Hooda (Kabaddi).
Dronacharya (Regular Category): Kuldeep Kumar Handoo (Wushu), Gaurav Khanna (Para Badminton), Jude Felix (Hockey), Yogesh Malviya (Mallakhamb), Jaspal Rana (Shooting).
Dhyan Chand Award:Â Kuldip Singh Bhullar (Athletics), Jincy Philips (Athletics), Pradeep Shrikrishna Gandhe (Badminton), Trupti Murgunde (Badminton), N Usha(Boxing), Lakha Singh (Boxing), Manjeet Singh (Rowing), Late Shri Sachin Nag (Swimming), Nandan Bal (Tennis), Netarpal Hooda (Wrestling), Sukhvinder Singh Sandhu (Football), Ajit Singh (Hockey), Manpreet Singh (Kabaddi), J Ranjith Kumar (Para Athletics), Satyaprakash Tiwari (Para Badminton).
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy:Â Panjab University, Chandigarh.
Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar:
Identification and Nurturing of Budding and Young Talent:Â Lakshya Institute, Army Sports Institute.
Encouragement to sports through Corporate Social Responsibility:Â Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) Ltd.
Employment of sportspersons and sports welfare measures: Air Force Sports Control Board.
Sports for Development:Â International Institute of Sports Management (IISM).
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