National Sports Awards are given every year to recognize and reward excellence in sports. Here is the list of selected sportsperson who will receive these awards this year.
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna 2018
given for the spectacular and most outstanding performance in the field of sports by a sportsperson over a period of four year.
for coaches for producing medal winners at prestigious International sports events
for consistency outstanding performance for four years
for life time contribution to sports development
S. No.
Name of the Sportsperson
Discipline
1.
Ms. S. Mirabai Chanu
Weightlifting
2.
Shri Virat Kohli
Cricket
Dronacharya Awards 2018
S. No.
Name of the Coach
Discipline
1
Subedar Chenanda Achaiah Kuttappa
Boxing
2
Shri Vijay Sharma
Weightlifting
3
Shri A. Srinivasa Rao
Table Tennis
4
Shri Sukhdev Singh Pannu
Athletics
5
Shri Clarence Lobo
Hockey (Life Time)
6
Shri Tarak Sinha
Cricket (Life Time)
7
Shri Jiwan Kumar Sharma
Judo (Life Time)
8
Shri V.R. Beedu
Athletics (Life Time)
Arjuna Awards 2018
S. No.
Name of the Sportsperson
Discipline
1
Shri Neeraj Chopra
Athletics
2
Naib Subedar Jinson Johnson
Athletics
3
Ms. Hima Das
Athletics
4
Ms. Nelakurthi Sikki Reddy
Badminton
5
Subedar Satish Kumar
Boxing
6
Ms. Smriti Mandhana
Cricket
7
Shri Shubhankar Sharma
Golf
8
Shri Manpreet Singh
Hockey
9
Ms. Savita
Hockey
10
Col. Ravi Rathore
Polo
11
Ms. Rahi Sarnobat
Shooting
12
Shri Ankur Mittal
Shooting
13
Ms. Shreyasi Singh
Shooting
14
Ms. Manika Batra
Table Tennis
15
Shri G. Sathiyan
Table Tennis
16
Shri Rohan Bopanna
Tennis
17
Shri Sumit
Wrestling
18
Ms. Pooja Kadian
Wushu
19
Shri Ankur Dhama
Para-Athletics
20
Shri Manoj Sarkar
Para-Badminton
Dhyan Chand Award 2018
S. No.
Name of the Sportsperson
Discipline
1
Shri Satyadev Prasad
Archery
2
Shri Bharat Kumar Chetri
Hockey
3
Ms. Bobby Aloysius
Athletics
4
Shri Chougale Dadu Dattatray
Wrestling
Points to remember:
- Sports of each player.