The National Sports Awards is the collective name given to the six sports awards of Republic of India. It is awarded annually by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. They are presented by the President of India in the same ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan usually on 29 August each year along with the national adventure award. , a total of ninety-nine individuals have been awarded the various National Sports Awards in parasports. The four awards presented in parasports are Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna, Arjuna Award, Dhyan Chand Award and Dronacharya Award.
First presented in the year 1974, a total of seventy-five individuals have been honoured with the Arjuna Award in parasports for their "good performance at the international level" over the period of last four years, with two individuals being awarded for their lifetime contribution. First presented in the year 2012, a total of seven coaches have been honoured with the Dronacharya Award in parasports for their "outstanding work on a consistent basis and enabling sportspersons to excel in international events" over the period of last four years, with one coach being awarded in the lifetime contribution category. First presented in the year 2017, a total of nine sportspersons have been honoured with the Khel Ratna, the highest sporting honour of India, in parasports for their "most outstanding performance at the international level" over the period of last four years. First presented in the year 2004, a total of seven retired sportspersons have been honoured with the Dhyan Chand Award, the lifetime achievement sporting honour of India, in parasports for their "good performance at the international level and their continued contributions to the promotion of sports even after their career as a sportsperson is over."
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+ List of National Sports award recipients, showing the year, award, discipline(s) and gender Year Recipient Award Discipline(s) Gender2017 Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Athletics Male2019 Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Athletics Female2020 Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Athletics Male2021 Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Shooting Female2021 Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Athletics Male2021 Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Badminton Male2021 Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Badminton Male2021 Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Shooting Male2024 Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Athletics Male1974 Arjuna Award Cricket Male1977–1978 Arjuna Award Athletics Male1978–1979 Arjuna Award Parasports Female1985 Arjuna Award Swimming Male1991 Arjuna Award Badminton Male1995 Arjuna Award Athletics Female1996 Arjuna Award Badminton Male1996 Arjuna Award Athletics & Cricket Male1997 Arjuna Award Athletics & Cricket Male1997 Arjuna Award Shooting Male1998 Arjuna Award Gymnastics Female1998 Arjuna Award Badminton Female1999 Arjuna Award Athletics Male2000 Arjuna Award Athletics Male2000 Arjuna Award Athletics & Powerlifting Male2000 Arjuna Award Athletics Male2001 Arjuna Award Athletics Male2002 Arjuna Award Athletics & Badminton Male2003 Arjuna Award Badminton Male2004 Arjuna Award Athletics Male2005 Arjuna Award Powerlifting Male2006 Arjuna Award Badminton Male2007 Arjuna Award Powerlifting Male2009 Arjuna Award Badminton Female2010 Arjuna Award Athletics Male2011 Arjuna Award Swimming Male2012 Arjuna Award Athletics Female2012 Arjuna Award Athletics Male2013 Arjuna Award Athletics Male2014 Arjuna Award Athletics Male2015 Arjuna Award Swimming Male2016 Arjuna Award Badminton Male2016 Arjuna Award Athletics Male2016 Arjuna Award Wrestling Male2017 Arjuna Award Athletics Male2017 Arjuna Award Athletics Male2018 Arjuna Award Athletics Male2018 Arjuna Award Badminton Male2019 Arjuna Award Badminton Male2019 Arjuna Award Athletics Male2020 Arjuna Award Athletics Male2020 Arjuna Award Swimming Male2020 Arjuna Award Shooting Male2021 Arjuna Award Athletics Male2021 Arjuna Award Athletics Male2021 Arjuna Award Athletics Male2021 Arjuna Award Badminton Male2021 Arjuna Award Shooting Male2021 Arjuna Award Table Tennis Male2021 Arjuna Award Archery Male2021 Arjuna Award Athletics Male2022 Arjuna Award Badminton Female2022 Arjuna Award Badminton Male2022 Arjuna Award Swimming Male2022 Arjuna Award Badminton Female2023 Arjuna Award Archery Female2023 Arjuna Award Cricket Male2023 Arjuna Award Canoeing Female2024 Arjuna Award Athletics Male2024 Arjuna Award Athletics Female2024 Arjuna Award Athletics Female2024 Arjuna Award Athletics Male2024 Arjuna Award Athletics Male2024 Arjuna Award Athletics Male2024 Arjuna Award Athletics Male2024 Arjuna Award Athletics Male2024 Arjuna Award Athletics Female2024 Arjuna Award Athletics Male2024 Arjuna Award Badminton Male2024 Arjuna Award Badminton Female2024 Arjuna Award Badminton Female2024 Arjuna Award Badminton Female2024 Arjuna Award Judo Male2024 Arjuna Award Shooting Female2024 Arjuna Award Shooting Female2004 Dhyan Chand Award Athletics Male2012 Dhyan Chand Award Parasports Male2013 Dhyan Chand Award Athletics Male2020 Dhyan Chand Award Athletics Male2020 Dhyan Chand Award Badminton Male2022 Dhyan Chand Award Athletics Male2024 Dhyan Chand Award Swimming Male2020 Dronacharya Award Powerlifting Male2012 Dronacharya Award Athletics Male2015 Dronacharya Award Athletics Male2020 Dronacharya Award Badminton Male2021 Dronacharya Award Shooting Male2022 Dronacharya Award Shooting Female2023 Dronacharya Award Athletics Male2024 Dronacharya Award Shooting Male
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