Complete List of Winners: National Sports Awards 2018
National Sports Awards
- Awarded every year to recognize and reward excellence in sports by Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.
- These awards include-
(a) Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award
(b) Dronacharya Awards
(c) Arjuna Award
(d) Dhyan Chand Award
(a) Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award
- First time awarded in 1991-92.
- The highest honour in sports given for spectacular and most outstanding performance for four years.
- The award includes a medal, a certificate, and a cash prize of 7.5 lakh Rupees.
- The first recipient was Viswanathan Anand (chess player).
- Abhinav Bindra is the youngest recipient of the award.
(b) Dronacharya Awards
- First time awarded in 1985.
- Sports coaching honour given for producing medal winners at prestigious International sports events.
- First recipients of the award were-
(1) Bhalachandra Bhaskar Bhagwat (Wrestling)
(2) Om Prakash Bhardwaj (Boxing)
(3) O. M. Nambiar (Athletics) - The award includes a bronze statuette of Dronacharya, a certificate, and a cash prize of 5 lakh Rupees.
(c) Arjun Awards
- First time awarded in 1961.
- Given for consistently outstanding performance for four years.
- The award includes a bronze statuette of Arjuna, a certificate, and a cash prize of 5 lakh Rupees.
- According to government guidelines, 2001, only the following categories person can get Arjuna Award-
(a) Olympic Games / Asian Games / Commonwealth Games / World Cup / World Championship Disciplines and Cricket Indigenous Games
(b) Sports for the Physically Challenged - First cricketer who received Arjuna Award- Salim Durrani
(d) Dhyan Chand Awards
- First time awarded in 2002.
- Given for lifetime contribution to sports development.
- First recipients of the award were-
(a) Shahuraj Birajdar (Boxing)
(b) Ashok Diwan (Hockey)
(c) Aparna Ghosh (Basketball) - The award includes a statuette, a certificate, and a cash prize of 5 lakh Rupees.
Important Points You Should Know
- Virat Kohli (Indian Cricket Captain) and Saikhom Mirabai Chanu (world champion Weightlifter) have been selected for this year's prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award 2018.
- Virat Kohli has 6147 runs in 71 Tests with 23 centuries, and 9779 runs in 211 ODIs, including 35 centuries.
- Chanu was chosen for the prestigious award following her gold medal in 48-kilogram category at the World Championships last year.
- The awardees will receive their awards from President ‘Ram Nath Kovind’ in a special function at the Rashtrapati Bhawan on 25th Sep 2018.
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna 2018 | ||
S. No. | Name of the Sportsperson | Discipline |
1. | Ms. S. Mirabai Chanu | Weightlifting |
2. | Shri Virat Kohli | Cricket |
Dronacharya Awards 2018 | ||
S. No. | Name of the Coach | Discipline |
1. | Subedar Chenanda Achaiah Kuttappa | Boxing |
2. | Shri Vijay Sharma | Weightlifting |
3. | Shri A. Srinivasa Rao | Table Tennis |
4. | Shri Sukhdev Singh Pannu | Athletics |
5. | Shri Clarence Lobo | Hockey (Life Time) |
6. | Shri Tarak Sinha | Cricket (Life Time) |
7. | Shri Jiwan Kumar Sharma | Judo (Life Time) |
8. | Shri V.R. Beedu | Athletics (Life Time) |
Arjuna Awards 2018 | ||
S. No. | Name of the Sportsperson | Discipline |
1. | Shri Neeraj Chopra | Athletics |
2. | Naib Subedar Jinson Johnson | Athletics |
3. | Ms. Hima Das | Athletics |
4. | Ms. Nelakurthi Sikki Reddy | Badminton |
5. | Subedar Satish Kumar | Boxing |
6. | Ms. Smriti Mandhana | Cricket |
7. | Shri Shubhankar Sharma | Golf |
8. | Shri Manpreet Singh | Hockey |
9. | Ms. Savita | Hockey |
10. | Col. Ravi Rathore | Polo |
11. | Ms. Rahi Sarnobat | Shooting |
12. | Shri Ankur Mittal | Shooting |
13. | Ms. Shreyasi Singh | Shooting |
14. | Ms. Manika Batra | Table Tennis |
15. | Shri G. Sathiyan | Table Tennis |
16. | Shri Rohan Bopanna | Tennis |
17. | Shri Sumit | Wrestling |
18. | Ms. Pooja Kadian | Wushu |
19. | Shri Ankur Dhama | Para-Athletics |
20. | Shri Manoj Sarkar | Para-Badminton |
Dhyan Chand Award 2018 | ||
S. No. | Name of the Sportsperson | Discipline |
1. | Shri Satyadev Prasad | Archery |
2. | Shri Bharat Kumar Chetri | Hockey |
3. | Ms. Bobby Aloysius | Athletics |
4. | Shri Chougale Dadu Dattatray | Wrestling |
Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar 2018 | ||
S. No. | Category | Name of the entity |
1. | Identification and Nurturing of Budding & Young Talent | Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited |
2. | Encouragement to Sports through Corporate Social Responsibility | JSW Sports |
3. | Sports for Development | Isha Outreach |
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy 2017-18 | ||
1. | Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar |
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