Bhubaneswar: The Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports announced the National Sports Awards 2022 today. 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 4
Based on the recommendations of the Committee and after due scrutiny, Government has decided to confer awards upon the following sportspersons, coaches and entities:
Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2022
Sharath Kamal Achanta – Table Tennis
Arjuna Awards for outstanding performance in Sports and Games 2022
Seema Punia – Athletics
Eldhose Paul – Athletics
Avinash Mukund Sable – Athletics
Lakshya Sen – Badminton
Prannoy HS – Badminton
Amit – Boxing
Nikhat Zareen – Boxing
Bhakti Pradip Kulkarni – Chess
R Praggnanandhaa – Chess
Deep Grace Ekka – Hockey
Shushila Devi – Judo
Sakshi Kumari – Kabaddi
Nayan Moni Saikia – Lawn Bowl
Sagar Kailas Ovhalkar – Mallakhamb
ElavenilValarivan – Shooting
Omprakash Mitharval – Shooting
Sreeja Akula – Table Tennis
Vikas Thakur – Weightlifting
Anshu – Wrestling
Sarita – Wrestling
Parveen – Wushu
Manasi Girishchandra Joshi – Para Badminton
Tarun Dhillon – Para Badminton
Swapnil Sanjay Patil – Para Swimming
Jerlin Anika J – Deaf Badminton
Dronacharya Award for outstanding coaches in Sports and Games 2022
A. Regular Category:
Jiwanjot Singh Teja – Archery
Mohammad Ali Qamar – Boxing
Suma Siddharth Shirur – Para Shooting
Sujeet Maan – Wrestling
B. Lifetime Category:
Dinesh Jawahar Lad – Cricket
Bimal Prafulla Ghosh – Football
Raj Singh – Wrestling
Dhyan Chand Award for Lifetime achievement in Sports and Games 2022
Ashwini Akkunji C. – Athletics
Dharamvir Singh – Hockey
BC Suresh – Kabaddi
Nir Bahadur Gurung – Para Athletics
Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar 2022
Identification and Nurturing of Budding and Young Talent – TransStadia Enterprises Private Limited
Encouragement to sports through Corporate Social Responsibility – Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology
Sports for Development – Ladakh Ski & Snowboard Association
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.
