President Ramnath Kovind to give away National Sports Awards on November 13, 2021
- The National Sports Awards for the year 2021 were announced by the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports on November 02, 2021.
- President of India Shri Ramnath Kovind will felicitate the awardees on November 13, 2021.
- The National Sports Awards are given every year to recognize and reward excellence in sports.
- Given below is the list of selected sportsperson who will receive these awards this year.
Major Dhyan Chand KhelRatna Award 2021 (Total winners-12)
Name of the Sportsperson | Discipline |
Neeraj Chopra | Athletics |
Ravi Kumar | Wrestling |
LovlinaBorgohain | Boxing |
Sreejesh P.R | Hockey |
AvaniLekhara | Para Shooting |
SumitAntil | Para Athletics |
PramodBhagat | Para Badminton |
Krishna Nagar | Para Badminton |
Manish Narwal | Para Shooting |
Mithali Raj | Cricket |
Sunil Chhetri | Football |
Manpreet Singh | Hockey |
Arjuna Awards for outstanding performance in Sports and Games 2021 (Total winners-35)
Name of the Sportsperson | Discipline |
Arpinder Singh | Athletics |
SimranjitKaur | Boxing |
ShikharDhawan | Cricket |
Bhavani Devi Chadalavada Anandha Sundhararaman | Fencing |
Monika | Hockey |
VandanaKatariya | Hockey |
SandeepNarwal | Kabaddi |
HimaniUttamParab | Mallakhamb |
AbhishekVerma | Shooting |
AnkitaRaina | Tennis |
Deepak Punia | Wrestling |
Dilpreet Singh | Hockey |
Harman Preet Singh | Hockey |
Rupinder Pal Singh | Hockey |
Surender Kumar | Hockey |
AmitRohidas | Hockey |
BirendraLakra | Hockey |
Sumit | Hockey |
Nilakanta Sharma | Hockey |
Hardik Singh | Hockey |
VivekSagar Prasad | Hockey |
Gurjant Singh | Hockey |
Mandeep Singh | Hockey |
Shamsher Singh | Hockey |
Lalit Kumar Upadhyay | Hockey |
Varun Kumar | Hockey |
Simranjeet Singh | Hockey |
YogeshKathuniya | Para Athletics |
Nishad Kumar | Para Athletics |
Praveen Kumar | Para Athletics |
SuhashYathiraj | Para Badminton |
SinghrajAdhana | Para Shooting |
Bhavina Patel | Para Table Tennis |
Harvinder Singh | Para Archery |
Sharad Kumar | Para Athletics |
Dronacharya Award for outstanding coaches in Sports and Games 2021 (Life-Time Category)-(Total winners-5)
Name of the Coach | Discipline |
T. P. Ouseph | Athletics |
SarkarTalwar | Cricket |
Sarpal Singh | Hockey |
Ashan Kumar | Kabaddi |
Tapan Kumar Panigrahi | Swimming |
Dronacharya Award for outstanding coaches in Sports and Games 2021 (Regular Category)-(Total winners-05)
Name of the Coach | Discipline |
Radhakrishnan Nair P | Athletics |
SandhyaGurung | Boxing |
PritamSiwach | Hockey |
Jai PrakashNautiyal | Para Shooting |
Subramanian Raman | Table Tennis |
Dhyan Chand Award for Lifetime achievement in Sports and Games 2021-(Total winners-05)
Name | Discipline |
Lekha K.C. | Boxing |
AbhijeetKunte | Chess |
Davinder Singh Garcha | Hockey |
Vikas Kumar | Kabaddi |
Sajjan Singh | Wrestling |
Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar 2021 – (Total winners-02)
Category | Entity recommended for RashtriyaKhelProtsahanPuraskar, 2021 |
Identification and Nurturing of Budding and Young Talent | ManavRachna Educational Institution |
Encouragement to sports through Corporate Social Responsibility | Indian Oil Corporation Limited |
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy 2021
- Panjab University – Chandigarh