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15/11/2022

National Sports Awards 2022-Awardees

 Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports announced the National Sports Awards 2022 yesterday. The awardees will receive their awards from the President of India at a specially organized function at Rashtrapati Bhavan on 30th November, 2022 (Wednesday) at 1600 hrs.

  • Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2022 will be given to Sharath Kamal Achanta
  • 25 Sports persons will receive Arjuna Awards for outstanding performance in Sports and Games 2022


Based on the recommendations of the Committee and after due scrutiny, Government has decided to confer awards upon the following sportspersons, coaches and entities:


(i)​Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2022

S. No.

Name of the sportsperson

Discipline


1.


Shri Sharath Kamal Achanta


Table Tennis


 


(ii)​Arjuna Awards for outstanding performance in Sports and Games 2022

S. No.

Name of the sportsperson

Discipline


1.


Ms Seema Punia


Athletics


2.


Shri Eldhose Paul


Athletics


3.


Shri Avinash Mukund Sable


Athletics


4.


Shri Lakshya Sen


Badminton


5.


Shri Prannoy HS


Badminton


6.


Shri Amit


Boxing


7.


Ms Nikhat Zareen


Boxing


8.


Ms Bhakti Pradip Kulkarni


Chess


9.


Shri R Praggnanandhaa


Chess


10.


Ms Deep Grace Ekka


Hockey


11.


Ms Shushila Devi


Judo


12.


Ms Sakshi Kumari


Kabaddi


13.


Ms Nayan Moni Saikia


Lawn Bowl


14.


Shri Sagar Kailas Ovhalkar


Mallakhamb


15.


Ms ElavenilValarivan


Shooting


16.


Shri Omprakash Mitharval


Shooting


17.


Ms Sreeja Akula


Table Tennis


18.


Shri Vikas Thakur


Weightlifting


19.


Ms Anshu


Wrestling


20.


Ms Sarita


Wrestling


21.


Shri Parveen


Wushu


22.


Ms Manasi Girishchandra Joshi


Para Badminton


23.


Shri Tarun Dhillon


Para Badminton


24.


Shri Swapnil Sanjay Patil


Para Swimming


25.


Ms Jerlin Anika J


Deaf Badminton


 


(iii)​Dronacharya Award for outstanding coaches in Sports and Games 2022


 


A. Regular Category:


 


S. No.


Name of the Coach (S/Shri/Ms)


Discipline


1.


Shri Jiwanjot Singh Teja


Archery


2.


Shri Mohammad Ali Qamar


Boxing


3.


Ms Suma Siddharth Shirur


Para Shooting


4.


Shri Sujeet Maan


Wrestling


 


B. Lifetime Category:


 


S.No.


Name of the Coach (S/Shri/Ms)


Discipline


1.


Shri Dinesh Jawahar Lad


Cricket


2.


Shri Bimal Prafulla Ghosh


Football


3.


Shri Raj Singh


Wrestling


 


(iv)​Dhyan Chand Award for Lifetime achievement in Sports and Games 2022


 


S. No.


Name of the sportsperson


Discipline


1.


Ms Ashwini Akkunji C.


Athletics


2.


Shri Dharamvir Singh


Hockey


3.


Shri B.C Suresh


Kabaddi


4.


Shri Nir Bahadur Gurung


Para Athletics


 


(v) ​Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar 2022


 


S. No.


Category


Entity recommended for RashtriyaKhel Protsahan Puruskar, 2022


1.


Identification and Nurturing of Budding and Young Talent


TransStadia Enterprises Private Limited


 


2.


Encouragement to sports through Corporate Social Responsibility


Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology


3.


Sports for Development


 


Ladakh Ski & Snowboard Association


 


(vi)​Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy 2022:


Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar


National Sports Awards are given every year to recognize and reward excellence in sports.


‘Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award’ is given for the spectacular and most outstanding performance in the field of sports by a sportsperson over the period of the previous four years.


‘Arjuna Award for outstanding performance in Sports and Games’ is given for good performance over a period of the previous four years and for showing qualities of leadership, sportsmanship and a sense of discipline.


‘Dronacharya Award for outstanding coaches in Sports and Games’ is given to coaches for doing outstanding and meritorious work on a consistent basis and for enabling sportspersons to excel in International events.


‘Dhyan Chand Award for Lifetime achievement in Sports and Games’ is given to honour sportspersons who have contributed to sports by their performance and who continue to contribute to promotion of sports event after their retirement.


‘Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar’ is given to corporate entities (both in private and public sector), Sports Control Boards, NGOs, including sports bodies at the State and National level, who have played a visible role in the area of sports promotion and development.


The overall top performing university in inter-university tournaments is given the Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy.


This year, for the first time, applications were invited only online and sportspersons/coaches/entities were permitted to self-apply through a dedicated portal. A large number of nominations were received for these awards this year, which were considered by the Selection Committee headed by Justice A. M. Khanwilkar, Retd. Judge, Supreme Court of India and consisting members from eminent sportspersons, persons having experience in sports journalism and sports administrators.



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