This post lists all five National Sports and Adventure Awards presented by President Ram Nath Kovind at Rashtrapati Bhavan in 2021.
Last year, 12 athletes received the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award, while 35 athletes received the Arjuna Award.
These awards are given out on a yearly basis to recognize and honor athletic accomplishments. The National Sports Awards 2021 comprise the following categories:
- Arjuna Award
- Dronacharya Award
- Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar
- Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy.
- Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award & Dhyan Chand Award for Lifetime Achievement in Sports and Games
There were more than 1 or 2 questions from the National Sports Awards 2021 in prior 10th prelims examinations. So we hope this post will helpful for Kerala PSC aspirants in the upcoming 10th prelims and plus two prelims.
National Sports awards 2021
Below tables lists all the National Sports Awards Winners of the year 2021.
1. List of Arjuna Awards Winners 2021
| Name of the Sportsperson | Discipline |
|---|---|
| Arpinder Singh | Athletics |
| Simranjit Kaur | Boxing |
| Shikhar Dhawan | Cricket |
| Bhavani Devi Chadalavada Anandha Sundhararaman | Fencing |
| Vandana Katariya | Hockey |
| Monika | Hockey |
| Sandeep Narwal | Kabaddi |
| Himani Uttam Parab | Mallakhamb |
| Abhishek Verma | Shooting |
| Ankita Raina | Tennis |
| Deepak Punia | Wrestling |
| Dilpreet Singh | Hockey |
| Harman Preet Singh | Hockey |
| Rupinder Pal Singh | Hockey |
| Surender Kumar | Hockey |
| Amit Rohidas | Hockey |
| Birendra Lakra | Hockey |
| Sumit | Hockey |
| Nilakanta Sharma | Hockey |
| Hardik Singh | Hockey |
| Vivek Sagar Prasad | Hockey |
| Gurjant Singh | Hockey |
| Mandeep Singh | Hockey |
| Shamsher Singh | Hockey |
| Lalit Kumar Upadhyay | Hockey |
| Varun Kumar | Hockey |
| Simranjeet Singh | Hockey |
| Nishad Kumar | Para Athletics |
| Praveen Kumar | Para Athletics |
| Sharad Kumar | Para Athletics |
| Yogesh Kathuniya | Para Athletics |
| Harvinder Singh | Para Archery |
| SuhashYathiraj | Para-Badminton |
| Singhraj Adhana | Para Shooting |
| Bhavina Patel | Para Table Tennis |
2. List of Dronacharya Awards Winners 2021
Lifetime Achievement Award
| Name of the Coach | Discipline |
|---|---|
| T. P. Ouseph | Athletics |
| SarkarTalwar | Cricket |
| Sarpal Singh | Hockey |
| Ashan Kumar | Kabaddi |
| Tapan Kumar Panigrahi | Swimming |
Regular Awards
| Name of the Coach | Discipline |
|---|---|
| Radhakrishnan Nair P | Athletics |
| Sandhya Gurung | Boxing |
| Pritam Siwach | Hockey |
| Jai Prakash Nautiyal | Para Shooting |
| Subramanian Raman | Table Tennis |
3. Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2021
| Name of the Sportsperson | Discipline |
|---|---|
| Neeraj Chopra | Athletics |
| Ravi Kumar | Wrestling |
| Lovlina Borgohain | Boxing |
| Sreejesh P.R | Hockey |
| Mithali Raj | Cricket |
| Sunil Chhetri | Football |
| Manpreet Singh | Hockey |
| Avani Lekhara | Para Shooting |
| Sumit Antil | Para Athletics |
| Pramod Bhagat | Para-Badminton |
| Krishna Nagar | Para-Badminton |
| Manish Narwal | Para Shooting |
4. List of Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar Winners
| Year | Winner | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | International Institute of Sports Management | Sports for Development |
| 2021 | Manav Rachna Educational Institutions(MREI) | Identification and nurturing of the sports talent over the past 25 years |
5. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy
- First Awarded in – 1956.
- Cash Prize – ₹15 lakh.
- 2020 & 2021 Winners – Panjab University (Chandigarh).
- Awarded by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (annually).
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