National Sports Awards 2022 Winners List
President Droupadi Murmu felicitated over 25-star Indian athletes at the National Sports Awards 2022 ceremony on November 30, being held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. Over 25 athletes were presented with the Arjuna award while veteran table tennis player Achanta Sharath Kamal was presented with the all-important Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna award, which is the highest honour in India for a sportsperson.
The Khel Ratna was the first award to be given by the President, followed by the Dronacharya award in the lifetime category, won by Rohit Sharma’s coach Dinesh Jawahar Lad, football coach Bimal Prafulla Ghosh and wrestling mentor Raj Singh.
National Sports Awards 2022 Winners List
Arjuna Awards 2022 Winners List
- Seema Punia (Athletics)
- Eldhose Paul (Athletics)
- Avinash Mukund Sable (Athletics)
- Lakshya Sen (Badminton)
- HS Prannoy (Badminton)
- Amit (Boxing)
- Nikhat Zareen (Boxing)
- Bhakti Pradip Kulkarni (Chess)
- R Praggnanandhaa (Chess)
- Deep Grace Ekka (Hockey)
- Shushila Devi (Judo)
- Sakshi Kumari (Kabaddi)
- Nayan Moni Saikia (Lawn Bowl)
- Sagar Kailas Ovhalkar (Mallakhamb)
- Elavenil Valarivan (Shooting)
- Omprakash Mitharval (Shooting)
- Sreeja Akula (Table Tennis)
- Vikas Thakur (Weightlifting)
- Anshu (Wrestling)
- Sarita (Wrestling)
- Parveen (Wushu)
- Manasi Girishchandra Joshi (Para Badminton)
- Tarun Dhillon (Para Badminton)
- Swapnil Sanjay Patil (Para Swimming)
- Jerlin Anika J (Deaf Badminton)
Dronacharya Award for outstanding coaches in Sports and Games 2022 Regular Category:
- Jiwanjot Singh Teja (Archery)
- Mohammad Ali Qamar (Boxing)
- Suma Siddharth Shirur (Para Shooting)
- Sujeet Maan (Wrestling)
Lifetime Category:
- Dinesh Jawahar Lad (Cricket)
- Bimal Prafulla Ghosh (Football)
- Raj Singh (Wrestling)
Dhyan Chand Award for Lifetime Achievement in Sports and Games 2022:
- Ashwini Akkunji C (Athletics)
- Dharamvir Singh (Hockey)
- B C Suresh (Kabaddi)
- Nir Bahadur Gurung (Para Athletics)
Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar 2022:
- TransStadia Enterprises Private Limited, Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, Ladakh Ski & Snowboard Association
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy 2022:
- Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar.
You can download the National Sports Awards 2022 Winners List PDF using the link given below.
