National Sports Awards
High-yield National Sports Awards current-affairs and static-GK facts for 2025-2026, curated for RRB, SSC, Railway and banking exam preparation. Revise the key positions, names and details below, then test your recall with the timed active-recall quiz in our interactive dashboard.
93. National Sports Awards Recipients
| Topic / Position | Name / Detail | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Major Dhyanchand Khel Ratna - D Gukesh | Awarded Khel Ratna 2024 for Chess | Khel Ratna |
| Major Dhyanchand Khel Ratna - Harmanpreet Singh | Awarded Khel Ratna 2024 for Hockey | Khel Ratna |
| Major Dhyanchand Khel Ratna - Praveen Kumar | Awarded Khel Ratna 2024 for Para Athletics | Khel Ratna |
| Major Dhyanchand Khel Ratna - Manu Bhaker | Awarded Khel Ratna 2024 for Shooting | Khel Ratna |
| Arjuna Lifetime Award - Sucha Singh | Awarded Arjuna Lifetime 2024 for Athletics | Arjuna Lifetime |
| Arjuna Lifetime Award - Muralikant Rajaram Petkar | Awarded Arjuna Lifetime 2024 for Para Swimmer | Arjuna Lifetime |
| Dronacharya Regular - Subhash Rana | Regular category award for Para Shooting coaching | Dronacharya Regular |
| Dronacharya Regular - Deepali Deshpande | Regular category award for Shooting coaching | Dronacharya Regular |
| Dronacharya Regular - Sandeep Sangwan | Regular category award for Hockey coaching | Dronacharya Regular |
| Dronacharya Lifetime - S Muralitharan | Lifetime category award for Badminton coaching | Dronacharya Lifetime |
| Dronacharya Lifetime - Armando Agnello | Lifetime category award for Football coaching | Dronacharya Lifetime |
| Arjuna Award - Jyoti Yaraji | Awarded Arjuna Award 2024 for Athletics | Arjuna Award |
| Arjuna Award - Annu Rani | Awarded Arjuna Award 2024 for Athletics | Arjuna Award |
| Arjuna Award - Nitu Ghanghas | Awarded Arjuna Award 2024 for Boxing | Arjuna Award |
| Arjuna Award - Sweety Bora | Awarded Arjuna Award 2024 for Boxing | Arjuna Award |
| Arjuna Award - Vantika Agarwal | Awarded Arjuna Award 2024 for Chess | Arjuna Award |
| Arjuna Award - Salima Tete | Awarded Arjuna Award 2024 for Hockey | Arjuna Award |
| Arjuna Award - Abhishek Nain | Awarded Arjuna Award 2024 for Hockey | Arjuna Award |
| Arjuna Award - Sanjay Rana | Awarded Arjuna Award 2024 for Hockey | Arjuna Award |
| Arjuna Award - Jarmanpreet Singh | Awarded Arjuna Award 2024 for Hockey | Arjuna Award |
| Arjuna Award - Sukhjeet Singh | Awarded Arjuna Award 2024 for Hockey | Arjuna Award |
| Arjuna Award - Swapnil Kushale | Awarded Arjuna Award 2024 for Shooting | Arjuna Award |
| Arjuna Award - Sarabjot Singh | Awarded Arjuna Award 2024 for Shooting | Arjuna Award |
| Arjuna Award - Abhay Singh | Awarded Arjuna Award 2024 for Squash | Arjuna Award |
| Arjuna Award - Sajan Prakash | Awarded Arjuna Award 2024 for Swimming | Arjuna Award |
| Arjuna Award - Aman Sehrawat | Awarded Arjuna Award 2024 for Wrestling | Arjuna Award |
94. Grandmasters & Para Arjuna Recipients
| Topic / Position | Name / Detail | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Arjuna Award - Rakesh Kumar | Awarded Arjuna Award 2024 for Para-Archery | Arjuna Award |
| Arjuna Award - Preeti Pal | Awarded Arjuna Award 2024 for Para Athlete | Arjuna Award |
| Arjuna Award - Deepti Jeevanjee | Awarded Arjuna Award 2024 for Para Athlete | Arjuna Award |
| Arjuna Award - Ajeet Singh | Awarded Arjuna Award 2024 for Para Athlete | Arjuna Award |
| Arjuna Award - Sachin Sarjerao Khilari | Awarded Arjuna Award 2024 for Para Athlete | Arjuna Award |
| Arjuna Award - Dharambir | Awarded Arjuna Award 2024 for Para Athlete | Arjuna Award |
| Arjuna Award - Pranav Surma | Awarded Arjuna Award 2024 for Para Athlete | Arjuna Award |
| Arjuna Award - H Hokato Sema | Awarded Arjuna Award 2024 for Para Athlete | Arjuna Award |
| Arjuna Award - Simran G | Awarded Arjuna Award 2024 for Para Athlete | Arjuna Award |
| Arjuna Award - Navdeep | Awarded Arjuna Award 2024 for Para Athlete | Arjuna Award |
| Arjuna Award - Nitesh Kumar | Awarded Arjuna Award 2024 for Para Athlete | Arjuna Award |
| Arjuna Award - Thulasimati Murugesan | Awarded Arjuna Award 2024 for Para Badminton | Arjuna Award |
| Arjuna Award - Nitya Sri Sumathi Sivan | Awarded Arjuna Award 2024 for Para Badminton | Arjuna Award |
| Arjuna Award - Manisha Ramdas | Awarded Arjuna Award 2024 for Para Badminton | Arjuna Award |
| Arjuna Award - Kapil Parmar | Awarded Arjuna Award 2024 for Para Judo | Arjuna Award |
| Arjuna Award - Rubina Francis | Awarded Arjuna Award 2024 for Para Shooting | Arjuna Award |
| Arjuna Award - Mona Agarwal | Awarded Arjuna Award 2024 for Para Shooting | Arjuna Award |
| 27th Woman Grandmaster | Isha Sharma (from Karnataka) | Grandmasters |
| 26th Woman Grandmaster | Sarayu Velpula (from Telangana) | Grandmasters |
| 95th Grandmaster | Aronyak Ghosh (from Kolkata) | Grandmasters |
| 94th Grandmaster | Mayank Chakraborty (from Assam) | Grandmasters |
| 93rd Grandmaster | Aarav Dengla (from Mumbai) | Grandmasters |
| 92nd Grandmaster | Aaryan Varshney (from Delhi) | Grandmasters |
| 91st Grandmaster | Rahul VS (from Chennai, Tamil Nadu) | Grandmasters |
| 90th Grandmaster | Ilamparthi AR (from Chennai, Tamil Nadu) | Grandmasters |
| 89th Grandmaster | S. Rohit Krishna (from Chennai) | Grandmasters |
| Major Dhyanchand Khel Ratna Prize Money | Rs. 25 lakh | Prize Money |
| Arjuna Award Prize Money | Rs. 15 lakh | Prize Money |
| Dronacharya Award (Lifetime) Prize Money | Rs. 15 lakh | Prize Money |
| Dronacharya Award (Regular) Prize Money | Rs. 10 lakh | Prize Money |
| Arjuna Lifetime Award Prize Money | Rs. 10 lakh | Prize Money |
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