List of National Sports Awards 2020 Winners
1. Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award
Name of Sportsperson
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Discipline
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Shri Rohit Sharma
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Cricket
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Shri Mariyappan T.
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Para Athletics
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Ms. Manika Batra
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Table Tennis
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Ms. Vinesh
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Wrestling
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Ms. Rani
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Hockey
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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 Dharmendra Tiwary
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Archery
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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 Romesh Pathania
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Hockey
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Shri Krishan Kumar Hooda
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Kabaddi
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Shri Vijay Bhalchandra Munishwar
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Para Powerlifting
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Shri Naresh Kumar
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Tennis
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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 Jude Felix Sebastian
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Hockey
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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 Kuldeep Kumar Handoo
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Wushu
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Shri Gaurav Khanna
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Para-Badminton
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3. Arjuna Award
Name of the Sportsperson
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Discipline
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Shri Atanu Das
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Archery
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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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Shri Vishesh Bhriguvanshi
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Basketball
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Subedar Manish Kaushik
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Boxing
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Ms. Lovlina Borgohain
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Boxing
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Shri Ishant Sharma
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Cricket
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Ms. Deepti Sharma
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Cricket
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Shri Sawant Ajay Anant
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Equestrian
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Shri Sandesh Jhingan
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Football
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Ms. Aditi Ashok
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Golf
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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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Shri Deepak
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Kabaddi
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Shri Kale Sarika Sudhakar
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Kho Kho
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Shri Dattu Baban Bhokanal
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Rowing
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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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Ms. Madhurika Suhas Patkar
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Table Tennis
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Shri Divij Sharan
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Tennis
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Shri Shiva Keshavan
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Winter Sports
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Ms. Divya Kakran
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Wrestling
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Shri Rahul Aware
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Wrestling
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Shri Suyash Narayan Jadhav
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Para Swimming
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Shri Sandeep
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Para Athletics
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Shri Manish Narwal
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Para Shooting
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4. Dhyan Chand Award
Name of the Sportsperson
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Discipline
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Shri Kuldip Singh Bhullar
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Athletics
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Ms. Jincy Philips
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Athletics
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Shri Pradeep Shrikrishna Gandhe
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Badminton
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Ms. Trupti Murgunde
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Badminton
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Ms. N. Usha
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Boxing
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Shri Lakha Singh
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Boxing
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Shri Sukhvinder Singh Sandhu
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Football
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Shri Ajit Singh
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Hockey
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Shri Manpreet Singh
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Kabaddi
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Shri J. Ranjith Kumar
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Para Athletics
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Shri Satyaprakash Tiwari
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Para Badminton
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Shri Manjeet Singh
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Rowing
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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 Netarpal Hooda
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Wrestling
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5. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy
Punjab University, Chandigarh
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6. Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Awards 2019
Name of the Sportsperson
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Category
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Ms. Anita Devi
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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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Shri Narender Singh
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Land Adventure
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Shri Keval Hiren Kakka
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Land Adventure
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Shri Satendra Singh
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Water Adventure
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Shri Gajanand Yadava
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Air Adventure
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Late Shri Magan Bissa
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Life Time Achievement
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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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Identification and Nurturing of Budding and Young Talent
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· Lakshya Institute
· Army Sports Institute
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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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Sports for Development
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International Institute of Sports Management (IISM)
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Some Key Facts
- Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna is the country’s highest sporting honour. It is conferred on sportspersons for spectacular and most outstanding performance in the field of sports for over a period of four years. This year, 5 winners for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna.
- Dronacharya award is awarded to the coaches for producing medal winners at prestigious international sports events. This year 8 winners for Life-time Category and 5 winners for Regular Category.
In 2020, for the Arjuna Award 27 sportspersons have been selected for consistently outstanding performance for four years.
- Dhyan Chand Award is awarded for the contribution to sports development life-time. This year 15 sportspersons have been selected for Dhyan Chand Award.
- Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy is given to the overall top performing university in inter-university tournaments.
- Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puraskar is awarded to the corporate entities (both in the private and public sectors). It's also given to the individuals who have played a clear or visible role within the area of sports promotion and development.
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