New Delhi: Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2023 will be given to badminton stars Chirag Chandrashekhar Shetty and Rankireddy Satwik Sai Raj.
This was disclosed by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports while announcing the National Sports Awards 2023 here on Wednesday.
The Award has been conferred to both sportspersons having similar achievements on account of team performance.
As many as 26 sportspersons, including India pacer Mohammad Shami, will receive Arjuna Awards for outstanding performance in Sports and Games 2023.
The awardees will receive their awards from the President of India Droupadi Murmu at a specially organized function at Rashtrapati Bhavan on 9 January 2024.
Based on the recommendations of the committee and after due scrutiny, the Centre has decided to confer awards upon the sportspersons, coaches and entities.
The National Sports Awards are given every year to recognise and reward excellence in sports.
Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award is given for the spectacular and most outstanding performance in the field of sports by a sportsperson over the previous four years.
Arjuna Award for outstanding performance in Sports and Games is given for good performance over the previous four years and for showing qualities of leadership, sportsmanship and a sense of discipline.
Dronacharya Award for Outstanding Coaches in Sports and Games is given to coaches for doing outstanding and meritorious work consistently and for enabling sportspersons to excel in International events.
Dhyan Chand Award for Lifetime Achievement in Sports and Games is given to honour sportspersons who have contributed to sports through their performance and who continue to contribute to the promotion of sports events after their retirement.
The overall top-performing university in inter-university tournaments is given the Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy.
Arjuna Awards 2023
Ojas Pravin Deotale - Archery
Aditi Gopichand Swami - Archery
Sreeshankar M - Athletics
Parul Chaudhary - Athletics
Mohammed Hussamuddin - Boxing
R Vaishali - Chess
Mohammed Shami - Cricket
Anush Agarwalla - Equestrian
Divyakriti Singh - Equestrian Dressage
Diksha Dagar - Golf
Krishan Bahadur Pathak - Hockey
Pukhrambam Sushila Chanu - Hockey
Pawan Kumar - Kabaddi
Ritu Negi - Kabaddi
Nasreen - Kho-Kho
Pinki - Lawn Bowls
Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar - Shooting
Esha Singh - Shooting
Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu - Squash
Ayhika Mukherjee - Table Tennis
Sunil Kumar - Wrestling
Antim - Wrestling
Naorem Roshibina Devi - Wushu
Sheetal Devi - Para Archery
Illuri Ajay Kumar Reddy - Blind Cricket
Prachi Yadav - Para Canoeing
Dronacharya Award 2023
Regular Category:
Lalit Kumar - Wrestling
RB Ramesh - Chess
Mahaveer Prasad Saini - Para Athletics
Shivendra Singh - Hockey
Ganesh Prabhakar Devrukhkar - Mallakhamb
Lifetime Category:
Jaskirat Singh Grewal - Golf
Bhaskaran E - Kabaddi
Jayanta Kumar Pushilal - Table Tennis
Dhyan Chand Award for Lifetime Achievement in Sports and Games 2023:
Manjusha Kanwar - Badminton
Vineet Kumar Sharma - Hockey
Kavitha Selvaraj - Kabaddi
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy 2023:
Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar - Overall winner university
Lovely Professional University, Punjab - 1st runner-up University