National Sports Award 2023 Announced
The Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports has announced the National Sports Awards 2023 on 20th December 2023. The awardees will be awarded the National Sports Award 2023 from the President of India at a specially organized function at Rashtrapati Bhavan on 9th January 2024 at 11:00 hours. The list of awardees is based on the recommendations of the Committee. The awards will be given in the following categories i.e. sports persons, coaches, and entities.
National Sports Award 2023: Highlights
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National Sports Award 2023: Highlights |
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Awards |
Number of Awardees |
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Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2023 |
2 |
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Arjuna Awards for outstanding performance in Sports and Games 2023 |
26 |
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Dronacharya Award for Outstanding Coaches in Sports and Games 2023 |
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Regular Category |
5 |
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Lifetime category |
3 |
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Dhyan Chand Award for Lifetime Achievement in Sports and Games 2023 |
3 |
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Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy 2023 |
3 |
Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2023
The Khel Ratna Award, officially known as the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award is the highest sporting honour of India. The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India awarded this award annually.
Cash Award: ₹25 lakh (US$31,000) and a medallion
First winner: Viswanathan Anand (Chess Player)
Total award (till 2023): 60
This list of Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2023 is given below:
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Name of the sportsperson* |
Discipline |
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Chirag Chandrashekhar Shetty |
Badminton |
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Rankireddy Satwik Sai Raj |
Badminton |
Arjuna Awards for outstanding performance in Sports and Games 2023
The Arjuna Award, which is officially known as Arjuna Awards for Outstanding Performance in Sports and Games, is the second-highest sporting honour of India, after Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award. It is sponsored by the Government of India.
First awarded: 1961
Cash Award: ₹15,00,000
This list of Arjuna Awards for outstanding performance in Sports and Games 2023 is given below:
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Name of the sportsperson |
Discipline |
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Ojas Pravin Deotale |
Archery |
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Aditi Gopichand Swami |
Archery |
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Sreeshankar M |
Athletics |
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Parul Chaudhary |
Athletics |
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Mohameed Hussamuddin |
Boxing |
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R Vaishali |
Chess |
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Mohammed Shami |
Cricket |
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Anush Agarwalla |
Equestrian |
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Divyakriti Singh |
Equestrian Dressage |
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Diksha Dagar |
Golf |
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Krishan Bahadur Pathak |
Hockey |
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Pukhrambam Sushila Chanu |
Hockey |
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Pawan Kumar |
Kabaddi |
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Ritu Negi |
Kabaddi |
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Nasreen |
Kho-Kho |
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Pinki |
Lawn Bowls |
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Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar |
Shooting |
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Esha Singh |
Shooting |
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Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu |
Squash |
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Ayhika Mukherjee |
Table Tennis |
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Sunil Kumar |
Wrestling |
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Antim |
Wrestling |
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Naorem Roshibina Devi |
Wushu |
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Sheetal Devi |
Para Archery |
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Illuri Ajay Kumar Reddy |
Blind Cricket |
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Prachi Yadav |
Para Canoeing |
Dronacharya Award for outstanding coaches in Sports and Games 2023
The Dronacharya Award, which is officially known as the Dronacharya Award for Outstanding Coaches in Sports and Games, is a sports coaching honor of the Republic of India.
Sponsored by: Government of India
Cash awards: 15 lakh
First awarded: 1985
First winner: Bhalchandra Bhaskar Bhagwat, Om Prakash Bhardwaj, and O. M. Nambiar
This award has been categorized into two categories i.e. Regular Category and Lifetime Category.
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Regular Category |
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Name of the Coach |
Discipline |
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Lalit Kumar |
Wrestling |
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R. B. Ramesh |
Chess |
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Mahaveer Prasad Saini |
Para Athletics |
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Shivendra Singh |
Hockey |
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Ganesh Prabhakar Devrukhkar |
Mallakhamb |
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Lifetime Category |
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Name of the Coach |
Discipline |
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Jaskirat Singh Grewal |
Golf |
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Bhaskaran E |
Kabaddi |
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Jayanta Kumar Pushilal |
Table Tennis |
Dhyan Chand Award for Lifetime achievement in Sports and Games 2023:
This award is given to honor sportspersons who have contributed to sports by their performance and who continue to contribute to the promotion of sports events after their retirement.
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Name of the sportsperson |
Discipline |
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Manjusha Kanwar |
Badminton |
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Vineet Kumar Sharma |
Hockey |
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Kavitha Selvaraj |
Kabaddi |
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy 2023
The Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy is given to the overall tops performing university in inter-university tournaments.
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Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar |
Overall winner university |
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Lovely Professional University, Punjab |
1st runner up University |
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Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra |
2nd runner up University |
FAQs:
1. How many sports persons has won Arjuna Award in 2023 in India?
Ans: In 2023, the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports was awarded 26 sportsperson with the Arjuna Awards.
2. Who got the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2023?
Ans: In 2023, the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2023 to Badminton players Chirag Chandrashekhar Shetty and Rankireddy Satwik Sai Raj.
3. Who was the first player to win the Arjuna Award in India?
Ans: The first player to win the Arjuna Award in India to Salim Durani (Cricketer).
4. What are the 5 National Sports Awards?
Ans: The five National Sports Awards i.e. Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award, Arjuna Awards for outstanding performance in Sports and Games, Dronacharya Award for Outstanding Coaches in Sports and Games, Dhyan Chand Award for Lifetime Achievement in Sports and Games, and Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy.
