List of National Sports Award Winners 2020
Published on Aug 27, 2020
On 22nd August 2020, Government of India has announced the National sports award for this year. For The Rajeev Gandhi Khel rattan award 5 sportspersons have been selected and 27 sportspersons selected for the Arjuna Awards. 29th August 2020, on the occasion of the National Sports Day, these Sportspersons will receive their awards from the President of India, Ramnath Singh kovind at Rashtrapati Bhawan.
1. Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award
Name of Sports person
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Discipline
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Shri Rohit Sharma
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Cricket
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Ms. Manika Batra
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Table Tennis
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Ms. Rani
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Hockey
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Shri Mariyappan T.
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Para Athletics
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Ms. Vinesh
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Wrestling
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2. Dronacharya Award
For Life-time Category
Name of the Coach
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Discipline
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Shri Vijay Bhalchandra Munishwar
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Para Powerlifting
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Shri Romesh Pathania
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Hockey
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Shri Purushotham Rai
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Athletics
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Shri Shiv Singh
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Boxing
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Shri Dharmendra Tiwary
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Archery
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Shri Naresh Kumar
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Tennis
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Shri Krishan Kumar Hooda
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Kabaddi
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Shri Om Parkash Dahiya
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Wrestling
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For Regular Category
Name of the Coach
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Discipline
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Shri Kuldeep Kumar Handoo
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Wushu
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Shri Yogesh Malviya
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Mallakhamb
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Shri Jaspal Rana
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Shooting
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Shri Gaurav Khanna
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Para-Badminton
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Shri Jude Felix Sebastian
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Hockey
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3. Arjuna Award
Name of the Sports person
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Discipline
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Shri Suyash Narayan Jadhav
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Para Swimming
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Shri Divij Sharan
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Tennis
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Ms. Manu Bhaker
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Shooting
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Shri Saurabh Chaudhary
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Shooting
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Shri Rahul Aware
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Wrestling
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Ms. Divya Kakran
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Wrestling
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Ms. Dutee Chand
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Athletics
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Shri Satwik Sairaj Rankireddy
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Badminton
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Shri Chirag Chandrasekhar Shetty
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Badminton
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Ms. Deepti Sharma
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Cricket
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Shri Ishant Sharma
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Cricket
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Shri Sandesh Jhingan
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Football
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Shri Vishesh Bhriguvanshi
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Basketball
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Shri Sandeep
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Para Athletics
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Shri Atanu Das
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Archery
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Ms. Lovlina Borgohain
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Boxing
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Subedar Manish Kaushik
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Boxing
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Shri Sawant Ajay Anant
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Equestrian
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Shri Akashdeep Singh
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Hockey
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Ms. Deepika
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Hockey
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Ms. Aditi Ashok
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Golf
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Shri Kale Sarika Sudhakar
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Kho Kho
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Shri Deepak
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Kabaddi
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Ms. Madhurika Suhas Patkar
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Table Tennis
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Shri Shiva Keshavan
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Winter Sports
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Shri Manish Narwal
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Para Shooting
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Shri Dattu Baban Bhokanal
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Rowing
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4. Dhyan Chand Award
Name of the Sports person
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Discipline
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Shri Lakha Singh
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Boxing
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Ms. N. Usha
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Boxing
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Shri Manpreet Singh
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Kabaddi
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Shri Sukhvinder Singh Sandhu
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Football
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Ms. Jincy Philips
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Athletics
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Shri Kuldip Singh Bhullar
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Athletics
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Shri J. Ranjith Kumar
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Para Athletics
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Shri Netarpal Hooda
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Wrestling
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Ms. Trupti Murgunde
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Badminton
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Shri Pradeep Shrikrishna Gandhe
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Badminton
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Shri Satyaprakash Tiwari
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Para Badminton
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Late Shri Sachin Nag
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Swimming
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Shri Nandan P Bal
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Tennis
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Shri Ajit Singh
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Hockey
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Shri Manjeet Singh
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Rowing
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5. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy
Chandigarh, Punjab University
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6. Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Awards 2019
Name of the Sports person
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Category
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Shri Gajanand Yadava
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Air Adventure
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Shri Satendra Singh
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Water Adventure
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Late Shri Magan Bissa
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Life Time Achievement
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Shri Keval Hiren Kakka
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Land Adventure
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Col. Sarfraz Singh
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Land Adventure
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Shri Taka Tamut
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Land Adventure
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Ms. Anita Devi
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Land Adventure
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Shri Narender Singh
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Land Adventure
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7. Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar
Category
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Entity recommended for Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar, 2020
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Sports for Development
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International Institute of Sports Management (IISM)
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Encouragement to sports through Corporate Social Responsibility
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Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) Ltd.
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Employment of sportspersons and sports welfare measures
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Air Force Sports Control Board
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Identification and Nurturing of Budding and Young Talent
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· Lakshya Institute
· Army Sports Institute
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