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he Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports (MYAS) has announced the recipients of the National Sports and Adventure Awards for 2024 on January 2, 2025. These prestigious awards will be presented at a ceremony on January 17, 2025, at 11:00 am at Rashtrapati Bhavan, where President Droupadi Murmu will confer the honors.
These awards, celebrating outstanding achievements in sports, include:
- Arjuna Award
- Dronacharya Award
- Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award &
- Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy.
- Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puraskar
Applications were accepted exclusively online via a dedicated portal, allowing athletes, coaches, and entities to self-nominate.
The winners were chosen from a vast pool of nominations by a Selection Committee chaired by Justice (Retd.) V. Ramasubramanian of the Supreme Court of India, along with distinguished athletes, sports journalists, and sports administrators as committee members.
In November 2024, the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports (MYAS) has announced the discontinuation of Dhyan Chand Lifetime Achievement Award and introduced Arjuna Award (Lifetime).
The list of National Sports Awards 2024 Winners is particularly relevant for aspirants preparing for competitive exams like the Kerala PSC, as questions on the National Sports Awards 2024 may appear in the upcoming Kerala PSC examinations.
National Sports Awards 2024
The below tables list all the National Sports Awards Winners of the year 2024.
1. List of Dronacharya Award Winners 2024
The 'Dronacharya Award for Great Coaches in Sports and Games' is granted to coaches who consistently undertake outstanding and meritorious work and enable athletes to thrive in international competitions.
In 2024, two athletes earned the Dronacharya Award in the Lifetime Achievement category, while three athletes received the Dronacharya Award in the Regular category.
- First Awarded in – 1985 (Regular) & 2011 (Lifetime).
- Award –
- Lifetime – ₹15 lakh, certificate, ceremonial dress and a bronze statue of Dronacharya.
- Regular – ₹10 lakh, certificate, ceremonial dress and a bronze statue of Dronacharya.
- First Winners –
- Lifetime – Kunal Roy (Athletics) & Rajinder Singh (Hockey).
- Regular – O. M. Nambiar (Athletics), Om Prakash Bhardwaj (Boxing) & Bhalchandra Bhaskar Bhagwat (Wrestling).
- The first woman to win the Dronacharya Award – Hansa Sharma (Weightlifting, 2000).
- No. of Recipients in 2024 – 2 (Lifetime) & 3 (Regular).
Lifetime Achievement Award
| Name | Discipline |
|---|---|
| S. Muralidharan | Badminton |
| Armando Agnelo Colaco | Football |
Regular Awards
| Name | Discipline |
|---|---|
| Sandeep Sangwan | Hockey |
| Subhash Rana | Para-Shooting |
| Deepali Deshpande | Shooting |
2. Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2024
The 'Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award' is awarded to a sportsperson for their remarkable and excellent accomplishment in sports during the past four years.
- First Awarded in – 1991.
- First Winner – Viswanathan Anand (Chess).
- Award – ₹25 lakh, certificate and a medallion.
- Former name – Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna (renamed on August, 2021)
- No. of Recipients in 2024 – 4.
| Name | Discipline |
|---|---|
| Gukesh D | Chess |
| Manu Bhaker | Shooting |
| Praveen Kumar | Para-Athletics |
| Harmanpreet Singh | Hockey |
3. List of Arjuna Awards Winners 2024
This year, 32 athletes earned the Arjuna award for outstanding achievement in Sports and Games during the preceding four years, as well as for demonstrating traits of leadership, sportsmanship, and discipline.
It was the highest sports award in India before the introduction of Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award in 1991.
- First Awarded in – 1964.
- Award – ₹15 lakh, certificate, ceremonial dress and a bronze statue of Arjuna.
- Former name – Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna (renamed on August, 2021)
- No. of Recipients in 2024 – 32.
| Name | Discipline |
|---|---|
| Annu Rani | Athletic |
| Jyothi Yarraji | Athletics |
| Nitu | Boxing |
| Saweety | Boxing |
| Vantika Agrawal | Chess |
| Sanjay | Hockey |
| Abhishek | Hockey |
| Salima Tete | Hockey |
| Sukhjeet Singh | Hockey |
| Jarmanpreet Singh | Hockey |
| Rakesh Kumar | Para-Archery |
| Simran | Para-Athletics |
| Navdeep | Para-Athletics |
| Preeti Pal | Para-Athletics |
| Dharambir | Para-Athletics |
| Ajeet Singh | Para-Athletics |
| Pranav Soorma | Para-Athletics |
| H Hokato Sema | Para-Athletics |
| Jeevanji Deepthi | Para-Athletics |
| Sachin Sarjerao Khilari | Para-Athletics |
| Nitesh Kumar | Para-Badminton |
| Manisha Ramadass | Para-Badminton |
| Thulasimathi Murugesan | Para-Badminton |
| Nithya Sre Sumathy Sivan | Para-Badminton |
| Kapil Parmar | Para-Judo |
| Mona Agarwal | Para-Shooting |
| Rubina Francis | Para-Shooting |
| Swapnil Suresh Kusale | Shooting |
| Sarabjot Singh | Shooting |
| Abhay Singh | Squash |
| Sajan Prakash | Swimming |
| Aman | Wrestling |
* Malayali who received Arjuna Award 2024 – Sajan Prakash.
Arjuna Awards (Lifetime) for Outstanding Performance
The Arjuna Award (Lifetime) is presented to honor and inspire sportspersons who have demonstrated exceptional achievements in their athletic careers and continue to contribute to the promotion and development of sports after retiring from active competition.
| Name | Discipline |
|---|---|
| Sucha Singh | Athletics |
| Murlikant Rajaram Petkar | Para-Swimming |
4. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy 2024
The Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy is awarded to the university with the best overall performance in inter-university events.
- First Awarded in – 1956.
- First Winners – Bombay University
- Awards – ₹15 lakh & Trophy.
- 2024 Winners –
- Chandigarh University (Overall winning university),
- Lovely Professional University, Punjab (1st Runner Up),
- Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar (2nd Runner Up).
Chandigarh University now holds the record for winning the Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy for the maximum number of times (17 times).
5. Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puraskar
It is awarded to corporate entities in public and private sector, NGOs, and sports control boards who played a significant role in promoting the sports.
- First Awarded in – 2009.
- First Winners – Tata Steel & Railways Sports Promotion Board.
- Award – Trophy & Citation.
- 2024 Winners – Physical Education Foundation of India
Also Refer:
📝SideNotes:
- Minister of Youth Affairs & Sports (MYAS) – Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya.
- The Youngest World Chess Champion at the 2024 World Chess Championship held at Singapore – Gukesh D.
- The first Indian woman to win a medal in Shooting in the Olympic games – Manu Bhaker.
- Manu Bhaker had won two bronze medals at the Paris Olympics.
- The Captain of the Indian hockey team that won the Bronze medal at the Paris Olympics – Harmanpreet Singh. (2nd consecutive bronze medal)
- Name the para athlete who won Gold medal in men's high jump T64 discipline at the Paris Paralympics – Praveen Kumar.
- Silver medal at Tokyo Olympics.
- The first Indian swimmer to achieve the Olympic Qualification Timing (OQT) 'A' standard and subsequently qualified for Tokyo Olympics – Sajan Prakash.
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