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National Sports Awards 2020: List of all the winners
The Indian Ministry of Sports announced the list of sports personalities of India who will be awarded the 2020 National Sports Awards. For the Arjuna award, 27 sportspersons have been selected this year, and the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award has been received among the five names, which is the highest sporting honour award in the country.
National Sports Awards are given each year to recognize and reward excellence in sports. On National Sports Day, which is August 29, 2020, the awardees will be felicitated with the awards from the Honorable President of India, Ram Nath Kovind, in a specially organized function through the virtual mode from Rashtrapati Bhavan. The birth anniversary of the great Olympic hockey player Major Dhyanchand is also celebrated on National Sports Day.
Here’s the complete list of National Sports Awards 2020 winners:
RAJIV GANDHI KHEL RATNA AWARD
The award is given to the sportspersons for their most outstanding & magnificent performance in the sports over a period of four years. This year, 5 winners have been selected for the honour.
| S. No. | Sportsperson’s Name | Sport |
| 1 | Rohit Sharma | Cricket |
| 2 | Mariyappan Thangavelu | Para Athletics |
| 3 | Manika Batra | Table Tennis |
| 4 | Vinesh Phogat | Wrestling |
| 5 | Rani Rampal | Hockey |
ARJUNA AWARD
The award is given for outstanding performance in the field of sports over a period of four years. In 2020, 27 players have been selected for the Arjuna Award for outstanding performance for four consecutive years.
| S. No. | Sportsperson’s Name | Sport |
| 1 | Atanu Das | Archery |
| 2 | Dutee Chand | Athletics |
| 3 | Satwik Sairaj Rankireddy | Badminton |
| 4 | Chirag Chandrasekhar Shetty | Badminton |
| 5 | Vishesh Bhriguvanshi | Basketball |
| 6 | Subedar Manish Kaushik | Boxing |
| 7 | Lovlina Borgohain | Boxing |
| 8 | Ishant Sharma | Cricket |
| 9 | Deepti Sharma | Cricket |
| 10 | Sawant Ajay Anant | Equestrian |
| 11 | Sandesh Jhingan | Football |
| 12 | Aditi Ashok | Golf |
| 13 | Akashdeep Singh | Hockey |
| 14 | Deepika Thakur | Hockey |
| 15 | Deepak Hooda | Kabaddi |
| 16 | Kale Sarika Sudhakar | Kho Kho |
| 17 | Dattu Baban Bhokanal | Rowing |
| 18 | Manu Bhaker | Shooting |
| 19 | Saurabh Chaudhary | Shooting |
| 20 | Madhurika Suhas Patkar | Table Tennis |
| 21 | Divij Sharan | Tennis |
| 22 | Shiva Keshavan | Winter Sports |
| 23 | Divya Kakran | Wrestling |
| 24 | Rahul Aware | Wrestling |
| 25 | Suyash Narayan Jadhav | Para Swimming |
| 26 | Sandeep Chaudhary | Para Athletics |
| 27 | Manish Narwal | Para Shooting |
DRONACHARYA AWARD
The award is given to talented coaches who have producing medal winners in prestigious international sports events. This year 8 winners have been selected for life-time category and 5 winners for the regular category.
Life-Time Category
| S. No. | Coach’s Name | Sport |
| 1 | Dharmendra Tiwary | Archery |
| 2 | Purushotham Rai | Athletics |
| 3 | Shiv Singh | Boxing |
| 4 | Romesh Pathania | Hockey |
| 5 | Krishan Kumar Hooda | Kabaddi |
| 6 | Vijay Bhalchandra Munishwar | Para Powerlifting |
| 7 | Naresh Kumar | Tennis |
| 8 | Om Parkash Dahiya | Wrestling |
Regular Category
| S. No. | Coach’s Name | Sport |
| 1 | Jude Felix Sebastian | Hockey |
| 2 | Yogesh Malviya | Mallakhamb |
| 3 | Jaspal Rana | Shooting |
| 4 | Kuldeep Kumar Handoo | Wushu |
| 5 | Gaurav Khanna | Para Badminton |
DHYAN CHAND AWARD
This award is given for lifetime contribution to the development of the sport. This year 15 players have been awarded the Dhyan Chand Award.
| S. No. | Sportsperson’s Name | Sport |
| 1 | Kuldip Singh Bhullar | Athletics |
| 2 | Jincy Philips | Athletics |
| 3 | Pradeep Shrikrishna Gandhe | Badminton |
| 4 | Trupti Murgunde | Badminton |
| 5 | N. Usha | Boxing |
| 6 | Lakha Singh | Boxing |
| 7 | Sukhvinder Singh Sandhu | Football |
| 8 | Ajit Singh | Hockey |
| 9 | Manpreet Singh | Kabaddi |
| 10 | J. Ranjith Kumar | Para Athletics |
| 11 | Satyaprakash Tiwari | Para Badminton |
| 12 | Manjeet Singh | Rowing |
| 13 | Late Shri Sachin Nag | Swimming |
| 14 | Nandan P Bal | Tennis |
| 15 | Netarpal Hooda | Wrestling |
RASHTRIYA KHEL PROTSAHAN PURUSKAR
The award is given to the corporate sports entities (both in the private and public sector) as well as individuals who have played a significant role in the promotion and development of the sport.
| S. No. | Category | Sports Entity |
| 1 | Identification and Nurturing of Budding and Young Talent | 1. Lakshya Institute 2. Army Sports Institute |
| 2 | Encouragement to sports through Corporate Social Responsibility | Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) Ltd. |
| 3 | Employment of sportspersons and sports welfare measures | Air Force Sports Control Board |
| 4 | Sports for Development | International Institute of Sports Management (IISM) |
TENZING NORGAY NATIONAL ADVENTURE AWARDS
The award is given to recognize the spirit of adventure among the people of the country.
| S. No. | Sportsperson’s Name | Category |
| 1 | Anita Devi | Land Adventure |
| 2 | Col. Sarfraz Singh | Land Adventure |
| 3 | Taka Tamut | Land Adventure |
| 4 | Narender Singh | Land Adventure |
| 5 | Keval Hiren Kakka | Land Adventure |
| 6 | Satendra Singh | Water Adventure |
| 7 | Gajanand Yadava | Air Adventure |
| 8 | Late Shri Magan Bissa | Life Time Achievement |
MAULANA ABUL KALAM AZAD (MAKA) TROPHY
The trophy is being conferred to the overall top performance of the university in the inter-university tournament.
| S. No. | University Name |
| 1 | Panjab University, Chandigarh |
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