National Sports Award 2022: Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, Monday, announced names of sports persons, coaches and entities, who will be receive the prestigious National Sports Awards 2022 by President of India, Draupadi Murmu, at Rashtrapati Bhavan on 30th November, 2022 (Wednesday) at 1600 hrs. National Sports Awards are given every year to recognize and reward excellence in sports.
Veteran Table Tennis player Sharath Kamal Anchata has been selected for Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2022. A total of 25 sports persons have been selected for the Arjuna Award for outstanding performance in Sports and Games 2022. The Dronacharya Award will be given to seven coaches. Four players will be honored with the Dhyan Chand Award 2022.
Sharath Kamal Achanta, recipient of Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award, has brought glory to India on International level in Table Tennis for many years. In Commonwealth Games 2022, he performed brilliantly. Most of the players who have been selected for the Arjuna Award 2022 also won medals for India in the Commonwealth Games 2022.
Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2022
Shri Sharath Kamal Achanta: Table Tennis
Arjuna Awards for outstanding performance in Sports and Games 2022
Ms Seema Punia: Athletics
Shri Eldhose Paul: Athletics
Shri Avinash Mukund Sable: Athletics
Shri Lakshya Sen: Badminton
Shri Prannoy HS: Badminton
Shri Amit: Boxing
Ms Nikhat Zareen: Boxing
Ms Bhakti Pradip Kulkarni: Chess
Shri R Praggnanandhaa: Chess
Ms Deep Grace Ekka: Hockey
Ms Shushila Devi: Judo
Ms. Sakshi Kumari: Kabaddi
Ms Nayan Moni Saikia: Lawn Bowl
Shri Sagar Kailas Ovhalkar: Mallakhamb
Ms ElavenilValarivan: Shooting
Shri Omprakash Mitharval: Shooting
Ms Sreeja Akula: Table Tennis
Shri Vikas Thakur: Weightlifting
Ms Anshu: Wrestling
Ms Sarita: Wrestling
Shri Parveen: Wushu
Ms Manasi Girishchandra Joshi: Para Badminton
Shri Tarun Dhillon: Para Badminton
Shri Swapnil Sanjay Patil: Para Swimming
Ms Jerlin Anika J: Deaf Badminton
Dronacharya Award for outstanding coaches in Sports and Games 2022
Regular Category:
Name of the Coach (S/Shri/Ms) Discipline
Shri Jiwanjot Singh Teja Archery
Shri Mohammad Ali Qamar Boxing
Ms Suma Siddharth Shirur Para Shooting
Shri Sujeet Maan Wrestling
Lifetime Category:
Name of the Coach (S/Shri/Ms) Discipline
Shri Dinesh Jawahar Lad Cricket
Shri Bimal Prafulla Ghosh Football
Shri Raj Singh Wrestling
Dhyan Chand Award for Lifetime achievement in Sports and Games 2022
Name of the sportsperson Discipline
Ms Ashwini Akkunji C. Athletics
Hockey
Shri B.C Suresh Kabaddi
Shri Nir Bahadur Gurung Para Athletics
Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar 2022
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy 2022: Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar