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 eighty-eight individuals have been awarded the various National Sports Awards in wrestling. The four awards presented in wrestling are Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna, Arjuna Award, Dhyan Chand Award and Dronacharya Award.
First presented in the year 1961, a total of fifty-six individuals have been honoured with the Arjuna Award in wrestling for their "good performance at the international level" over the period of last four years, with three individuals being awarded for their lifetime contribution. First presented in the year 1985, a total of fifteen coaches have been honoured with the Dronacharya Award in wrestling for their "outstanding work on a consistent basis and enabling sportspersons to excel in international events" over the period of last four years, with four coaches being awarded in the lifetime contribution category. First presented in the year 2009, a total of six sportspersons have been honoured with the Khel Ratna, the highest sporting honour of India, in wrestling for their "most outstanding performance at the international level" over the period of last four years. First presented in the year 2005, a total of twelve retired sportspersons have been honoured with the Dhyan Chand Award, the lifetime achievement sporting honour of India, in wrestling 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 K. D. Jadhav was honoured Arjuna Award posthumously for lifetime contribution in the year 2000.
Recipients + Key
+ List of National Sports award recipients, showing the year, award and gender Year Recipient Award Gender2009 Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Male2012 Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Male2016 Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Female2019 Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Male2020 Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Female2021 Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Male1961 Arjuna Award Male1962 Arjuna Award Male1963 Ganpatrao Andhalkar Arjuna Award Male1964 Arjuna Award Male1966 Arjuna Award Male1967 Arjuna Award Male1969 Arjuna Award Male1970 Arjuna Award Male1972 Arjuna Award Male1973 Arjuna Award Male1974 Arjuna Award Male1978–1979 Arjuna Award Male1980–1981 Arjuna Award Male1982 Arjuna Award Male1985 Arjuna Award Male1987 Arjuna Award Male1988 Arjuna Award Male1989 Arjuna Award Male1990 Arjuna Award Male1992 Arjuna Award Male1993 Arjuna Award Male1997 Arjuna Award Male1997 Arjuna Award Male1998 Arjuna Award Male1998 Arjuna Award Male1999 Arjuna Award Male2000 Arjuna Award Male2000 Arjuna Award Male2000 Arjuna Award Male2000 Arjuna Award Male2001 Arjuna Award Male2002 Arjuna Award Male2002 Arjuna Award Male2003 Arjuna Award Male2004 Arjuna Award Male2005 Arjuna Award Male2006 Arjuna Award Female2007 Arjuna Award Female2009 Arjuna Award Male2010 Arjuna Award Male2011 Arjuna Award Male2012 Arjuna Award Male2012 Arjuna Award Female2012 Arjuna Award Male2013 Arjuna Award Male2013 Arjuna Award Female2014 Arjuna Award Male2015 Arjuna Award Female2015 Arjuna Award Male2016 Arjuna Award Male2016 Arjuna Award Female2017 Arjuna Award Male2018 Arjuna Award Male2019 Arjuna Award Female2020 Arjuna Award Male2020 Arjuna Award Female2021 Arjuna Award Male2022 Arjuna Award Female2022 Arjuna Award Female2023 Arjuna Award Male2023 Arjuna Award Female2024 Arjuna Award Male2005 Dhyan Chand Award Male2006 Dhyan Chand Award Male2007 Dhyan Chand Award Male2008 Dhyan Chand Award Male2009 Dhyan Chand Award Male2010 Dhyan Chand Award Male2011 Dhyan Chand Award Male2012 Dhyan Chand Award Male2013 Dhyan Chand Award Male2018 Dhyan Chand Award Male2019 Dhyan Chand Award Male2020 Dhyan Chand Award Male2021 Dhyan Chand Award Male2016 Dronacharya Award Male2017 Dronacharya Award Male2020 Dronacharya Award Male2022 Dronacharya Award Male1985 Dronacharya Award Male1987 Dronacharya Award Male2003 Dronacharya Award Male2005 Dronacharya Award Male2007 Dronacharya Award Male2009 Dronacharya Award Male2010 Dronacharya Award Male2011 Dronacharya Award Male2012 Dronacharya Award Male2013 Dronacharya Award Male2014 Dronacharya Award Male2015 Dronacharya Award Male2022 Dronacharya Award Male2023 Dronacharya Award Male
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