List of National Sports Award recipients in field hockey

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 one hundred and twenty-three individuals have been awarded the various National Sports Awards in hockey. The four awards presented in hockey are Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna, Arjuna Award, Dhyan Chand Award and Dronacharya Award.

First presented in the year 1961, a total of ninety individuals have been honoured with the Arjuna Award in hockey for their "good performance at the international level" over the period of last four years, with seven individuals being awarded for their lifetime contribution. First presented in the year 2000, a total of thirteen coaches have been honoured with the Dronacharya Award in hockey for their "outstanding work on a consistent basis and enabling sportspersons to excel in international events" over the period of last four years, with five coaches being awarded in the lifetime contribution category. First presented in the year 1999–2000, a total of three sportspersons have been honoured with the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, the highest sporting honour of India, in hockey for their "most outstanding performance at the international level" over the period of last four years. First presented in the year 2002, a total of seventeen retired sportspersons have been honoured with the Dhyan Chand Award, the lifetime achievement sporting honour of India, in hockey 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." One awardee Surjit Singh Randhawa was honoured Arjuna Award posthumously in the year 1998.

Recipients + Key

+ List of National Sports award recipients, showing the year, award and gender Year Recipient Award Gender1999–2000 Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Male2017 Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Male2020 Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Female2021 Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Male2021 Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Male2024 Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Male1961 Arjuna Award Female1961 Arjuna Award Male1963 Arjuna Award Male1964 Arjuna Award Male1965 Arjuna Award Female1965 Arjuna Award Male1966 Arjuna Award Male1966 Arjuna Award Female1966 Arjuna Award Male1967 Arjuna Award Male1967 Arjuna Award Male1967 Arjuna Award Male1968 Arjuna Award Male1970 Arjuna Award Male1971 Arjuna Award Male1972 Arjuna Award Male1973 Arjuna Award Male1973 Arjuna Award Female1974 Arjuna Award Female1974 Arjuna Award Male1975 Arjuna Award Male1975 Arjuna Award Female1977–1978 Arjuna Award Female1977–1978 Arjuna Award Male1979–1980 Arjuna Award Male1979–1980 Arjuna Award Female1980–1981 Arjuna Award Female1980–1981 Arjuna Award Male1981 Arjuna Award Female1983 Arjuna Award Male1984 Arjuna Award Female1985 Arjuna Award Male1985 Arjuna Award Female1986 Arjuna Award Male1988 Arjuna Award Male1989 Arjuna Award Male1990 Arjuna Award Male1992 Arjuna Award Male1994 Arjuna Award Male1995 Arjuna Award Male1995 Arjuna Award Male1996 Arjuna Award Male1996 Arjuna Award Male1997 Arjuna Award Male1997 Arjuna Award Male1997 Arjuna Award Male1998 Arjuna Award Male1998 Arjuna Award Male1998 Arjuna Award Female1998 Arjuna Award Male1998 Arjuna Award Male1998 Arjuna Award Male1998 Arjuna Award Female1999 Arjuna Award Male1999 Arjuna Award Male1999 Arjuna Award Male1999 Arjuna Award Male2000 Arjuna Award Male2000 Arjuna Award Female2000 Arjuna Award Male2000 Arjuna Award Male2000 Arjuna Award Male2000 Arjuna Award Female2001 Arjuna Award Female2001 Arjuna Award Male2002 Arjuna Award Female2002 Arjuna Award Male2003 Arjuna Award Male2003 Arjuna Award Female2004 Arjuna Award Female2004 Arjuna Award Male2005 Arjuna Award Male2006 Arjuna Award Female2007 Arjuna Award Male2009 Arjuna Award Female2009 Arjuna Award Male2010 Arjuna Award Female2010 Arjuna Award Male2011 Arjuna Award Male2012 Arjuna Award Male2013 Arjuna Award Female2015 Arjuna Award Male2016 Arjuna Award Male2016 Arjuna Award Female2017 Arjuna Award Male2018 Arjuna Award Female2018 Arjuna Award Male2019 Arjuna Award Male2020 Arjuna Award Male2020 Arjuna Award Female2021 Arjuna Award Female2021 Arjuna Award Female2021 Arjuna Award Male2021 Arjuna Award Male2021 Arjuna Award Male2021 Arjuna Award Male2021 Arjuna Award Male2021 Arjuna Award Male2021 Arjuna Award Male2021 Arjuna Award Male2021 Arjuna Award Male2021 Arjuna Award Male2021 Arjuna Award Male2021 Arjuna Award Male2021 Arjuna Award Male2021 Arjuna Award Male2021 Arjuna Award Male2021 Arjuna Award Male2022 Arjuna Award Female2023 Arjuna Award Male2023 Arjuna Award Female2024 Arjuna Award Female2024 Arjuna Award Male2024 Arjuna Award Male2024 Arjuna Award Male2024 Arjuna Award Male2002 Dhyan Chand Award Male2003 Dhyan Chand Award Male2003 Dhyan Chand Award Male2004 Dhyan Chand Award Male2005 Dhyan Chand Award Male2006 Dhyan Chand Award Male2007 Dhyan Chand Award Male2008 Dhyan Chand Award Male2012 Dhyan Chand Award Male2013 Dhyan Chand Award Male2014 Dhyan Chand Award Male2015 Dhyan Chand Award Male2016 Dhyan Chand Award Male2017 Dhyan Chand Award Female2018 Dhyan Chand Award Male2019 Dhyan Chand Award Male2020 Dhyan Chand Award Male2021 Dhyan Chand Award Male2022 Dhyan Chand Award Male2023 Dhyan Chand Award Male2011 Dronacharya Award Male2017 Dronacharya Award Male2018 Dronacharya Award Male2019 Dronacharya Award Male2020 Dronacharya Award Male2021 Dronacharya Award Male2000 Dronacharya Award Male2002 Dronacharya Award Male2003 Dronacharya Award Male2009 Dronacharya Award Male2010 Dronacharya Award Male2012 Dronacharya Award Male2013 Dronacharya Award Male2020 Dronacharya Award Male2021 Dronacharya Award Female2023 Dronacharya Award Male2024 Dronacharya Award Male

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