India’s sporting heroes were bestowed the annual national awards in an unparalleled online ceremony amid the COVID-19 pandemic during which athletes logged in from multiple cities to be honoured by President Ram Nath Kovind.
Following is the list of National Sports Award winners for the year 2020:National Sports Award winners:
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award: Rohit Sharma (Cricket)Mariyappan Thangavelu (Para Athletics)Manika Batra (Table Tennis)Vinesh Phogat (Wrestling)Rani Rampal (Hockey)
Arjuna Award: Atanu Das (Archery)Dutee Chand (Athletics)Satwik Sairaj Rankireddy (Badminton)Chirag Chandrasekhar Shetty (Badminton)Vishesh Bhriguvanshi (Basketball)Manish Kaushik (Boxing)Lovlina Borgohain (Boxing)Ishant Sharma (Cricket)Deepti Sharma (Cricket)Sawant Ajay Anant (Equestrian)Sandesh Jhingan (Football)Aditi Ashok (Golf)Akashdeep Singh (Hockey)Deepika (Hockey)Deepak (Kabaddi)Kale Sarika Sudhakar (Kho Kho)Dattu Baban Bhokanal (Rowing)Manu Bhaker (Shooting)Saurabh Chaudhary (Shooting)Madhurika Patkar (Table Tennis)Divij Sharan (Tennis)Shiva Keshavan (Winter Sports)Divya Kakran (Wrestling)Rahul Aware (Wrestling)Suyash Narayan Jadhav (Para Swimming)Sandeep (Para Athletics)Manish Narwal (Para Shooting)
Dronacharya Award (Life-Time Category): Dharmendra Tiwary (Archery)Purushotham Rai (Athletics)Shiv Singh (Boxing)Romesh Pathania (Hockey)Krishan Kumar Hooda (Kabaddi)Vijay Bhalchandra Munishwar (Para Powerlifting)Naresh Kumar (Tennis)Om Parkash Dahiya (Wrestling)
Dronacharya (Regular Category): Jude Felix (Hockey)Yogesh Malviya (Mallakhamb)Jaspal Rana (Shooting)Kuldeep Kumar Handoo (Wushu)Gaurav Khanna (Para Badminton)
Dhyan Chand Award:Kuldip Singh Bhullar (Athletics)Jincy Philips (Athletics)Pradeep Shrikrishna Gandhe (Badminton)Trupti Murgunde (Badminton)N Usha(Boxing)Lakha Singh (Boxing)Sukhvinder Singh Sandhu (Football)Ajit Singh (Hockey)Manpreet Singh (Kabaddi)J Ranjith Kumar (Para Athletics)Satyaprakash Tiwari (Para Badminton)Manjeet Singh (Rowing)Late Shri Sachin Nag (Swimming)Nandan Bal (Tennis)Netarpal Hooda (Wrestling).
Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Awards:Anita Devi (Land Adventure)Col Sarfraz Singh (Land Adventure)Taka Tamut (Land Adventure)Narender Singh (Land Adventure)Keval Hiren Kakka (Land Adventure)Satendra Singh (Water Adventure)Gajanand Yadava (Air Adventure)Late Magan Bissa (Life Time Achievement)
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy: Panjab University, Chandigarh.
Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar: Identification and Nurturing of Budding and Young Talent: Lakshya Institute, Army Sports Institute.
Encouragement to sports through Corporate Social Responsibility: Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) Ltd.
Employment of sportspersons and sports welfare measures: Air Force Sports Control Board.
Sports for Development: International Institute of Sports Management (IISM).