National Sports Awards 2021 - Detailed Description And Award Winners

NATIONAL SPORTS AWARDS 

These awards are presented annually to recognize and reward excellence in sports. 


The National Sports Awards 2021 includes:
- Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award
- Arjuna Award
- Dronacharya Award
- Dhyan Chand Award for Lifetime Achievement in Sports and Games
- Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar
- Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy.

1. About Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award :
It is given for the spectacular and most outstanding performance in the field of sports by a sportsperson over a period of the previous four years.
President Ram Nath Kovind confers Dhyan Chand award 2021 for Lifetime Achievement in Sports and Games on former Indian wrestler Sajjan Singh.

2. About Arjuna Award :
It is given for outstanding performance over a period of the previous four years. Sportspersons with the qualities of leadership, sportsmanship, and a sense of discipline are awarded.

3.About Dronacharya Award for outstanding coaches in Sports and Games :
It is presented to coaches for doing outstanding and meritorious work on a consistent basis. Also, enabling sportspersons to excel in International events.

4. About Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar :
It is awarded to corporate entities (both in the private and public sector), sports control boards, NGOs like sports bodies at the State and National levels who have played a visible role in the area of sports promotion and development.
President Kovind confers Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar, 2021 on Indian Oil Corporation Limited in recognition of its outstanding contribution in the field of 'Encouragement to sports through Corporate Social Responsibility'.

5. About Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy :
It is given to the overall top-performing universities in inter-university tournaments.

MAJOR DHYAN CHAND KHEL RATNA AWARD 2021 - LIST OF AWARDEES :

1. Neeraj Chopra - Athletics
2. Ravi Kumar - Wrestling
3. LovlinaBorgohain - Boxing
4. Sreejesh P.R - Hockey
5. AvaniLekhara - Para Shooting
6. SumitAntil - Para Athletics
7. PramodBhagat - Para Badminton
8. Krishna Nagar - Para Badminton
9. Manish Narwal - Para Shooting
10. Mithali Raj - Cricket
11. Sunil Chhetri - Football
12. Manpreet Singh - Hockey

ARJUNA AWARDS WINNERS 2021 :

1. Arpinder Singh - Athletics
2. SimranjitKaur - Boxing
3. ShikharDhawan - Cricket
4. Bhavani Devi Chadalavada Anandha Sundhararaman - Fencing
5. Monika - Hockey
6. VandanaKatariya - Hockey
7. SandeepNarwal - Kabaddi
8. HimaniUttamParab - Mallakhamb
9. AbhishekVerma - Shooting
10. AnkitaRaina - Tennis
11. Deepak Punia - Wrestling
12. Dilpreet Singh - Hockey
13. Harman Preet Singh - Hockey
14. Rupinder Pal Singh - Hockey
15. Surender Kumar - Hockey
16. AmitRohidas - Hockey
17. BirendraLakra - Hockey
18. Sumit - Hockey
19. Nilakanta Sharma - Hockey
20. Hardik Singh - Hockey
21. VivekSagar Prasad - Hockey
22. Gurjant Singh - Hockey
23. Mandeep Singh - Hockey
24. Shamsher Singh - Hockey
25. Lalit Kumar Upadhyay - Hockey
26. Varun Kumar - Hockey
27. Simranjeet Singh - Hockey
28. YogeshKathuniya - Para Athletics
29. Nishad Kumar - Para Athletics
30. Praveen Kumar - Para Athletics
31. SuhashYathiraj - Para Badminton
32. SinghrajAdhana - Para Shooting
33. Bhavina Patel - Para Table Tennis
34. Harvinder Singh - Para Archery
35. Sharad Kumar - Para Athletics

LIST OF DRONACHARYA AWARDS WINNERS 2021 : (CATEGORIES WISE)

A. Life-Time Category :
1. T. P. Ouseph - Athletics
2. SarkarTalwar - Cricket
3. Sarpal Singh - Hockey
4. Ashan Kumar - Kabaddi
5. Tapan Kumar Panigrahi - Swimming

B. Regular Category :
1. Radhakrishnan Nair P - Athletics
2. SandhyaGurung - Boxing
3. PritamSiwach - Hockey
4. Jai PrakashNautiyal - Para Shooting
5. Subramanian Raman - Table Tennis

LIST OF  DHYAN CHAND AWARD WINNERS 2021 :
1. Lekha K.C. - Boxing
2. AbhijeetKunte - Chess
3. Davinder Singh Garcha - Hockey
4. Vikas Kumar - Kabaddi
5. Sajjan Singh - Wrestling

LIST OF RASHTRIYA KHEL PROTSAHAN PURUSKAR WINNERS 2021 :
1. Identification and Nurturing of Budding and Young Talent – ManavRachna Educational Institution
2. Encouragement to sports through Corporate Social Responsibility - Indian Oil Corporation Limited

MAULANA ABUL KALAM AZAD (MAKA) TROPHY 2021 :
1. Punjab University - Chandigarh