National Sports Awards 2020: List of all Khel Ratna, Arjuna and Dronacharya Award winners

Union Sports Ministry on Monday handed over trophies to winners of last year's National Sports Awards — Rajiv Gandhi Kehl Ratna Award (n), Arjuna Award & Dronacharya Award — at a special event organised in National Capital. Union Sports Minister Anurag Singh Thakur presented award to athletes for ir excellence in sports and making India proud both at national and international level. Anurag Thakur took to his Twitter handle and shared a series of photos congratulating all athletes and coaches for ir stellar performance. 

It is pertinent to mention that all winners of National Sports Awards 2020 h alrey received cash awards but were not able to collect ir trophies and citations during last year's event when Sports Awards ceremony was held virtually due to COVID-19 pandemic. Among or sportspersons, Team India's speedster Ishant Sharma took to his Twitter handle and expressed his gratitude to Union Sports Minister for prestigious Arjuna Award. Ishan Sharma wrote that he is extremely grateful and honoured to receive award and also congratulated or athletes on winning prestigious trophy. 

List of National Sports Awardees for year 2020

Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award (now Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award): 

• Rohit Sharma (Cricket)
• Mariyappan Thangavelu (Para-Athletics)
• Manika Batra (Table Tennis)
• Vinesh Phogat (Wrestling)
• Rani Rampal (Hockey).

Arjuna Award: 

• Atanu Das (Archery)
• Dutee Chand (Athletics)
• Satwik Sairaj Rankireddy (Bminton)
• Chirag Chandrasekhar Shetty (Bminton)
• Vishesh Bhriguvanshi (Basketball)
• Manish Kaushik (Boxing)
• Lovlina Borgohain (Boxing)
• Ishant Sharma (Cricket)
• Deepti Sharma (Cricket)
• Sawant Ajay Anant (Equestrian)
• Sandesh Jhingan (Football),
• iti Ashok (Golf)
• Akashdeep Singh (Hockey)
• Deepika (Hockey)
• Deepak (Kabdi)
• Kale Sarika Sudhakar (Kho Kho)
• Dattu Baban Bhokanal (Rowing)
• Manu Bhaker (Shooting)
• Saurabh Chaudhary (Shooting)
• Mhurika Patkar (Table Tennis)
• Divij Sharan (Tennis)
• Shiva Keshavan (Winter Sports)
• Divya Kakran (Wrestling)
• Rahul Aware (Wrestling)
• Suyash Narayan Jhav (Para-Swimming)
• Sandeep (Para-Athletics)
• Manish Narwal (Para Shooting)

Dronacharya Award (Life-Time Category): 

Dharmendra Tiwary (Archery), Purushotham Rai (Athletics), Shiv Singh (Boxing), Romesh Pathania (Hockey), Krishan Kumar Hooda (Kabdi), Vijay Bhalchandra Munishwar (Para Powerlifting), Naresh Kumar (Tennis), Om Parkash Dahiya (Wrestling).

Dronacharya (Regular Category):

Jude Felix (Hockey), Yogesh Malviya (Mallakhamb), Jaspal Rana (Shooting), Kuldeep Kumar Handoo (Wushu), Gaurav Khanna (Para Bminton).

Dhyan Chand Award: 

Kuldip Singh Bhullar (Athletics), Jincy Philips (Athletics), Preep Shrikrishna Gandhe (Bminton), Trupti Murgunde (Bminton), N Usha(Boxing), Lakha Singh (Boxing), Sukhvinder Singh Sandhu (Football), Ajit Singh (Hockey), Manpreet Singh (Kabdi), J Ranjith Kumar (Para-Athletics), Satyaprakash Tiwari (Para Bminton), Manjeet Singh (Rowing), Late Shri Sachin Nag (Swimming), Nandan Bal (Tennis), Netarpal Hooda (Wrestling).

Tenzing Norgay National venture Awards: Anita Devi (Land venture), Col Sarfraz Singh (Land venture), Taka Tamut (Land venture), Keval Hiren Kakka (Land venture), Satendra Singh (Water venture), Gajanand Yava (Air venture), Late Magan Bissa (Life Time Achievement).

Maulana Abul Kalam Az (MAKA) Trophy: Panjab University, Chandigarh

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