List of National Sports Award recipients in badminton

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National Sports Awards in Badminton
Various civilian awards for contributions to Sports (Individual/Team)
The President, Shri Pranab Mukherjee presenting the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award to Ms. P.V Sindhu for Badminton, in a glittering ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on August 29, 2016.jpg
Awarded forVarious sports honour of India
Sponsored by Government of India
Location Rashtrapati Bhavan
Country Republic of India
Presented by President of India
First awarded1961
Last awarded2022
Highlights
Total awarded43
Awards

The National Sports Awards is the collective name given to the six sports awards of Republic of India. It is awarded annually by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. They are presented by the President of India in the same ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan usually on 29 August each year along with the national adventure award. As of 2020, a total of forty-one individuals have been awarded the various National Sports Awards in badminton. The four awards presented in badminton are Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, Arjuna Award, Dhyan Chand Award and Dronacharya Award. [1]

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First presented in the year 1961, a total of thirty-two individuals have been honoured with the Arjuna Award in badminton for their "good performance at the international level" over the period of last four years. [2] First presented in the year 2000, a total of four coaches have been honoured with the Dronacharya Award in badminton for their "outstanding work on a consistent basis and enabling sportspersons to excel in international events" over the period of last four years, with one coach being awarded in the lifetime contribution category. [3] First presented in the year 2000–2001, a total of three sportspersons have been honoured with the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, the highest sporting honour of India, in badminton for their "most outstanding performance at the international level" over the period of last four years. [4] First presented in the year 2020, a total of two retired sportspersons have been honoured with the Dhyan Chand Award, the lifetime achievement sporting honour of India, in badminton for their "good performance at the international level and their continued contributions to the promotion of sports even after their career as a sportsperson is over." [5] [1]

Recipients

Key
   + Indicates a Lifetime contribution honour
List of National Sports award recipients, showing the year, award and gender [1]
YearRecipientAwardGender
2000–2001 Pullela Gopichand Rajiv Gandhi Khel RatnaMale
2010 Saina Nehwal Rajiv Gandhi Khel RatnaFemale
2016 P. V. Sindhu Rajiv Gandhi Khel RatnaFemale
1961 Nandu M. Natekar Arjuna AwardMale
1962 Meena Shah Arjuna AwardFemale
1965 Dinesh Khanna Arjuna AwardMale
1967 Suresh Goel Arjuna AwardMale
1969 Dipu Ghosh Arjuna AwardMale
1970 Damayanti Tambay Arjuna AwardFemale
1971Sobha MorthyArjuna AwardFemale
1972 Prakash Padukone Arjuna AwardMale
1974 Raman Ghosh Arjuna AwardMale
1975Devinder AhujaArjuna AwardMale
1976 Ami Ghia Arjuna AwardFemale
1977–1978 Kanwal Thakar Singh Arjuna AwardFemale
1980–1981 Syed Modi Arjuna AwardMale
1982 Madhumita Bisht Arjuna AwardFemale
1982 Partho Ganguli Arjuna AwardMale
1999 Pullela Gopichand Arjuna AwardMale
2000 George Thomas Arjuna AwardMale
2004 Abhinn Shyam Gupta Arjuna AwardMale
2005 Aparna Popat Arjuna AwardFemale
2006 Chetan Anand Arjuna AwardMale
2007 Anup Sridhar Arjuna AwardMale
2009 Saina Nehwal Arjuna AwardFemale
2011 Jwala Gutta Arjuna AwardFemale
2012 Parupalli Kashyap Arjuna AwardMale
2012 Ashwini Ponnappa Arjuna AwardFemale
2013 P. V. Sindhu Arjuna AwardFemale
2014 Valiyaveetil Diju Arjuna AwardMale
2015 Srikanth Kidambi Arjuna AwardMale
2018 N. Sikki Reddy Arjuna AwardFemale
2019 B. Sai Praneeth Arjuna AwardMale
2020 Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Arjuna AwardMale
2020 Chirag Shetty Arjuna AwardMale
2022 Lakshya Sen Arjuna AwardMale
2022 Prannoy H. S. Arjuna AwardMale
2020Pradeep Shrikrishna GandheDhyan Chand AwardMale
2020 Trupti Murgunde Dhyan Chand AwardFemale
2017G. S. S. V. Prasad+Dronacharya AwardMale
2000 S. M. Arif Dronacharya AwardMale
2009 Pullela Gopichand Dronacharya AwardMale
2019 U. Vimal Kumar Dronacharya AwardMale

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "List of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Awardees (1991–2018)" (PDF). Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (India). Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 July 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  2. ↑ "Revised Scheme of Arjuna Award" (PDF). Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (India). 7 September 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 December 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  3. ↑ "Scheme for Dronacharya Award For Outstanding Coaches In Sports And Games (Amended as on 3 February 2016)" (PDF). Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. 3 February 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 January 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  4. ↑ "Scheme for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award" (PDF). Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. 23 February 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 September 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  5. ↑ "Scheme for the Dhyan Chand Award for Lifetime Achievement in Sports and Games (Amended as on 3 February 2016)" (PDF). Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. 3 February 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 December 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
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