List of National Sports Award Winners 2020

The National Sports Awards 2020 were announced by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports India on August 21, 2020. The selection committee which was headed by Retd. Justice Mukundakam Sharma, the Government of India has decided to confer the awards this year to all the deserving sports persons, the coaches and other entities under several sports categories.

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This year a total number of 73 awardees in total 7 categories recieve their awards from the President of India on August 29, 2020, that on National Sports Day.

National Sports Awards 2020 Highlights: Ceremony Concludes With President Ram Nath Kovind's Speech.

Here is the complete list of National Sports Awards winners 2020:

RAJIV GANDHI KHEL RATNA AWARD 2020 --

The Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award is the highest sports honour of India first awarded in the year 1991-92. It is also known as Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award in Sports and Games. The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports India annually honoured the award to the deserving sportsperson in the memory of former Prime Minister of India late Rajiv Gandhi.

Number of Awardees -- 5

1. Rohit Sharma --- Cricket
2. Mariyappan Thangavelu --- Para Athletics
3. Manika Batra --- Table Tennis
4. Vinesh Phogat --- Wrestling
5. Rani Rampal --- Hockey

ARJUNA AWARD 2020 --

The Arjuna Award in India is the highest Civilian award given to the individual for their outstanding performance in National Sports. The award is given by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India. It was first started in the year 1961.

Number of Awardees -- 27

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 --- Hockey
15. Deepak --- 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 ---ParaSwimming
26. Sandeep --- Para Athletics
27. Manish Narwal --- Para Shooting

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DRONACHARYA AWARD 2020 --

The Dronacharya Award is a sports coaching honour of India. The award is also known as Dronacharya Award for Outstanding Coaches in Sports and Games. It is India's highest Civilian award for Outstanding Coaches in Sports and Games was started in the year 1985 for the first time.

Life- Time Category :

Number of Awardees -- 8

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 :

Number of Awardees -- 5

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 2020 --

The Dhyan Chand Award, is a Lifetime Achievement sporting honour in India popularly known as Dhyan Chand Award for Lifetime Achievement in Sports and Games. The award is given by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports in the memory of former Indian hockey player Dhyan Chand. It was started in the year 2002.

Number of Awardees -- 15

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

But due to the COVID-19 pandemic the awardees received their awards this year from President Ram Nath Kovind through a virtual mode from Rashtrapati Bhawan on August 29, 2020.

* Frequently Asked Questions ----

1. Which is the biggest award in sports?

Ans-- Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award

2. Which national sport award is best?

Ans-- Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award

3. Which award is associated with sports?

Ans-- a) Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna

b) Arjuna Award

c) Dronacharya Award

d) Dyanchand Award

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