National Sports Awards 2020 | Complete List of Winners
National Sports Awards 2020
The Government of India has announced National Sports Awards 2020. The prestigious awards are given every year to recognize and reward excellence in sports.
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Sports Awards & Description
| Awards | Description |
| Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award | Given for the spectacular and most outstanding performance in the field of sports by a sportsperson over a period of four years. |
| Arjuna Award | Given for consistently outstanding performance for four years. |
| Dronacharya Award | Given for coaches is given for producing medal winners at prestigious International sports events. |
| Dhyan Chand Award | Given for for life time contribution to sports development |
| Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar | Given to the corporate entities (both in private and public sector) and individuals who have played a visible role in the area of sports promotion and development. |
| Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy | Overall top performing university in inter-university tournaments |
Based on the recommendations of the Committee and after due scrutiny, the Government has decided to confer awards upon the following sports persons, coaches, entities and university.
RAJIV GANDHI KHEL RATNA AWARD WINNERS 2020
| S.No. | Name of the Sportsperson | Discipline |
| 1 | Shri Rohit Sharma | Cricket |
| 2 | Shri Mariyappan T. | Para Athletics |
| 3 | Ms. Manika Batra | Table Tennis |
| 4 | Ms. Vinesh | Wrestling |
| 5 | Ms. Rani | Hockey |
DRONACHARYA AWARD WINNERS 2020
Life – Time category
| S.no | Name of the Coach | Discipline |
| 1 | Shri Dharmendra Tiwary | Archery |
| 2 | Shri Purushotham Rai | Athletics |
| 3 | Shri Shiv Singh | Boxing |
| 4 | Shri Romesh Pathania | Hockey |
| 5 | Shri Krishan Kumar Hooda | Kabaddi |
| 6 | Shri Vijay Bhalchandra Munishwar | Para Powerlifting |
| 7 | Shri Naresh Kumar | Tennis |
| 8 | Shri Om Parkash Dahiya | Wrestling |
Regular Category
| S.No. | Name of the Coach | Discipline |
| 1 | Shri Jude Felix Sebastian | Hockey |
| 2 | Shri Yogesh Malviya | Mallakhamb |
| 3 | Shri Jaspal Rana | Shooting |
| 4 | Shri Kuldeep Kumar Handoo | Wushu |
| 5 | Shri Gaurav Khanna | Para Badminton |
ARJUNA AWARD WINNERS 2020
| S.No. | Name of the Sportsperson | Discipline |
| 1 | Shri Atanu Das | Archery |
| 2 | Ms. Dutee Chand | Athletics |
| 3 | Shri Satwik Sairaj Rankireddy | Badminton |
| 4 | Shri Chirag Chandrasekhar Shetty | Badminton |
| 5 | Shri Vishesh Bhriguvanshi | Basketball |
| 6 | Subedar Manish Kaushik | Boxing |
| 7 | Ms. Lovlina Borgohain | Boxing |
| 8 | Shri Ishant Sharma | Cricket |
| 9 | Ms. Deepti Sharma | Cricket |
| 10 | Shri Sawant Ajay Anant | Equestrian |
| 11 | Shri Sandesh Jhingan | Football |
| 12 | Ms. Aditi Ashok | Golf |
| 13 | Shri Akashdeep Singh | Hockey |
| 14 | Ms. Deepika | Hockey |
| 15 | Shri Deepak | Kabaddi |
| 16 | Shri Kale Sarika Sudhakar | Kho Kho |
| 17 | Shri Dattu Baban Bhokanal | Rowing |
| 18 | Ms. Manu Bhaker | Shooting |
| 19 | Shri Saurabh Chaudhary | Shooting |
| 20 | Ms. Madhurika Suhas Patkar | Table Tennis |
| 21 | Shri Divij Sharan | Tennis |
| 22 | Shri Shiva Keshavan | Winter Sports |
| 23 | Ms. Divya Kakran | Wrestling |
| 24 | Shri Rahul Aware | Wrestling |
| 25 | Shri Suyash Narayan Jadhav | Para Swimming |
| 26 | Shri Sandeep | Para Athletics |
| 27 | Shri Manish Narwal | Para Shooting |
DHYANCHAND AWARD WINNERS 2020
| S.No. | Name of the Sportsperson | Discipline |
| 1 | Shri Kuldip Singh Bhullar | Athletics |
| 2 | Ms. Jincy Philips | Athletics |
| 3 | Shri Pradeep Shrikrishna Gandhe | Badminton |
| 4 | Ms. Trupti Murgunde | Badminton |
| 5 | Ms. N. Usha | Boxing |
| 6 | Shri Lakha Singh | Boxing |
| 7 | Shri Sukhvinder Singh Sandhu | Football |
| 8 | Shri Ajit Singh | Hockey |
| 9 | Shri Manpreet Singh | Kabaddi |
| 10 | Shri J. Ranjith Kumar | Para Athletics |
| 11 | Shri Satyaprakash Tiwari | Para Badminton |
| 12 | Shri Manjeet Singh | Rowing |
| 13 | Late Shri Sachin Nag | Swimming |
| 14 | Shri Nandan P Bal | Tennis |
| 15 | Shri Netarpal Hooda | Wrestling |
RASHTRIYA KHEL PROTSAHAN PURUSKAR AWARD WINNERS 2020
| S.No. | Category | Entity recommended for Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar, 2020 |
| 1 | Identification and Nurturing of Budding and Young Talent | 1. Lakshya Institute 2. Army Sports Institute |
| 2 | Encouragement to sports through Corporate Social Responsibility | Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) Ltd. |
| 3 | Employment of sportspersons and sports welfare measures | Air Force Sports Control Board |
| 4 | Sports for Development | International Institute of Sports Management (IISM) |
MAULANA ABUL KALAM AZAD (MAKA) TROPHY: This award is being conferred to the overall top performing university in inter-university tournaments.
Panjab University, Chandigarh
