Shiv Chhatrapati Award (also known as Shiv Chhatrapati State Sports Award) is the highest prestigious sports award honoured annually to the players of Maharashtra by the Government of Maharashtra in India .
The Government of Maharashtra instituted in 1969–70 a scheme for giving the Shiv Chhatrapati State Awards to sportsmen and women. The State Government has approved 24 games for men and 12 for women for this purpose.
A cash prize of Rs. 3 lakh, a memento with a headgear of Shiv Chhatrapati, along with lifetime right to travel by MSRTC bus free of cost are the benefits of the award. The winners are selected by a committee appointed by the Government of Maharashtra.
Award categories Lifetime achievement award Best organiser Jijamata award for best coach Best player award Adventure sports award
List of recipients
Football Year Recipient Name Refs2018Atharva Gupta
Taekwondo Year Recipient Name Refs2001-02Yogesh H. Kapri
Hockey Recipient Name RefsLeo PintoRandhir Singh GentleGurbux Singh GrewalMaharaj Krishan KaushikMerwyn FernandesJoaquim CarvalhoMarcellus GomesDhanraj PillayViren RasquinhaVikram PillayAdrian D'Souza
Chess Year Recipient Name Refs2002-03Chandrashekhar Gokhale 2014-18Akshayraj KoreVidit GujrathiRucha PujariNubairshah ShaikhSagar ShahAbhishek KelkarAbhimanyu PuranikShashikant KutwalAakanksha HagawaneSameer Kathmale 2019Swapnil DhopadeDivya DeshmukhHarshit RajaRakesh KulkarniRaunak Sadhwani
Judo Year Recipient Name Refs2010-11Kiran bundele
Mountaineering Year Recipient Name Refs2012-13Pallavi Vartak2013-14Umesh Zirpe2014-15Ashish Mane
Wrestling Year Recipient Name Refs2012-13Prathamesh Sobnar2013-14Sandeep Tulsi Yadav
Weightlifting Year Recipient Name Refs2012-13Chandrakant Mali
Cricket Year Recipient Name Refs2000-01Hrishikesh Kanitkar2015-16Rohit Sharma2016-17Ajinkya Rahane2017-18Smriti Mandhana
Cycling Year Recipient Name Refs2007-08Vrushali Gaikwad
Badminton Year Recipient Name Refs2018-19Vighnesh DevlekarUnknown
Rope Mallakhamb Year Recipient Name Refs2008-09Ruta DeshmukhUday Deshpande Aditi Deshpande Himani Parab
WUSHU Year Recipient Name Refs2020-21Mitali Wani
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