Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2024
|
S.No |
Name |
Discipline |
Achievements |
|
1 |
Manu Bhaker |
Shooting |
Double Olympic Medallist |
|
2 |
D. Gukesh |
Chess |
Youngest World Chess Champion |
|
3 |
Harmanpreet Singh |
Hockey |
Captain, Olympic bronze winner (Tokyo, Paris) |
|
4 |
Praveen Kumar |
Para-Athletics |
Paralympic Gold-winning High Jumper |
Arjuna Awards 2024
|
S.No |
Name |
Discipline |
|
1 |
Jyothi Yarraji |
Athletics (Hurdles) |
|
2 |
Annu Rani |
Athletics (Javelin Throw) |
|
3 |
Rakesh Kumar |
Para-Athletics (High Jump) |
|
4 |
Preeti Pal |
Para-Athletics (Sprint) |
|
5 |
Jeevanji Deepthi |
Para-Athletics (Long Jump) |
|
6 |
Ajeet Singh |
Para-Athletics (High Jump) |
|
7 |
Sachin Khilari |
Para-Athletics (Sprint) |
|
8 |
Dharambir |
Para-Athletics (Sprint) |
|
9 |
Pranav Soorma |
Para-Athletics (Sprint) |
|
10 |
H Hokato Sema |
Para-Athletics (Sprint) |
|
11 |
Nitu |
Boxing (Flyweight) |
|
12 |
Saweety |
Boxing (Light-Heavyweight) |
|
13 |
Vantika Agrawal |
Chess |
|
14 |
Salima Tete |
Hockey (Midfielder, Women’s Team) |
|
15 |
Abhishek |
Hockey (Defender, Men’s Team) |
|
16 |
Sanjay |
Hockey (Midfielder, Men’s Team) |
|
17 |
Jarmanpreet Singh |
Hockey (Defender, Men’s Team) |
|
18 |
Sukhjeet Singh |
Hockey (Midfielder, Men’s Team) |
|
19 |
Rakesh Kumar |
Para-Archery |
|
20 |
Nitesh Kumar |
Para-Badminton |
|
21 |
Thulasimathi Murugesan |
Para-Badminton |
|
22 |
Nithya Sre Sumathy Sivan |
Para-Badminton |
|
23 |
Manisha Ramadass |
Para-Badminton |
|
24 |
Kapil Parmar |
Para-Judo |
|
25 |
Mona Agarwal |
Para-Shooting |
|
26 |
Rubina Francis |
Para-Shooting |
|
27 |
Swapnil Suresh Kusale |
Shooting (50m Rifle 3 Positions) |
|
28 |
Sarabjot Singh |
Shooting (10m Air Pistol) |
|
29 |
Abhay Singh |
Squash (Men’s Singles) |
|
30 |
Sajan Prakash |
Swimming (Men’s Butterfly) |
|
31 |
Aman |
Wrestling (Freestyle) |
Lifetime Arjuna Award
|
S.No |
Name |
Discipline |
Achievement |
|
1 |
Murlikant Rajaram Petkar |
Para-Swimming |
India’s first Paralympic gold medallist |
Dronacharya Award
|
S.No |
Name |
Discipline |
|
1 |
Deepali Deshpande |
Shooting |
|
2 |
Armando Agnelo Colaco |
Football |
Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puraskar
|
Name |
Category |
|
Physical Education Foundation of India |
Promotion of Sports |
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy
|
S.No |
University Name |
|
1 |
Chandigarh University |
|
2 |
Lovely Professional University |
|
3 |
Guru Nanak Dev University |
Special Moments
Murlikant Petkar, an 80-year-old war hero and Paralympic gold medallist, received a Lifetime Arjuna Award.
Pranav Soorma, a wheelchair-bound athlete, was personally received by President Murmu.
This table captures all the winners and key moments from the National Sports Awards 2025 ceremony.
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