List of National Sports Award recipients in shooting

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National Sports Awards in Shooting
Various civilian awards for contributions to Sports (Individual/Team)
The President Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam presenting the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award for the year 2004 to Lt. Col. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore for Shooting, at a glittering ceremony in New Delhi on August 29, 2005.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 award1961
Final award2024
Highlights
Total awarded68
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 fifty-nine individuals have been awarded the various National Sports Awards in shooting. The four awards presented in shooting are Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna, Arjuna Award, Dhyan Chand Award and Dronacharya Award. [1]

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First presented in the year 1961, a total of forty-eight individuals have been honoured with the Arjuna Award in shooting for their "good performance at the international level" over the period of last four years, with one individual being awarded for their lifetime contribution. [2] First presented in the year 2001, a total of three coaches have been honoured with the Dronacharya Award in shooting 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 2001, a total of eight sportspersons have been honoured with the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, the highest sporting honour of India, in shooting for their "most outstanding performance at the international level" over the period of last four years. [4] [1]

Recipients

Key
   + Indicates a Lifetime contribution honour
List of National Sports award recipients, showing the year, award and gender [1]
YearRecipientAwardGender
2001 Abhinav Bindra Rajiv Gandhi Khel RatnaMale
2002 Anjali Bhagwat Rajiv Gandhi Khel RatnaFemale
2004 Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore Rajiv Gandhi Khel RatnaMale
2006 Manavjit Singh Sandhu Rajiv Gandhi Khel RatnaMale
2011 Gagan Narang Rajiv Gandhi Khel RatnaMale
2012 Vijay Kumar Rajiv Gandhi Khel RatnaMale
2013 Ronjan Sodhi Rajiv Gandhi Khel RatnaMale
2016 Jitu Rai Rajiv Gandhi Khel RatnaMale
2024 Manu Bhaker Major Dhyan Chand Khel RatnaFemale
1961 Karni Singh Arjuna AwardMale
1968 Rajyashree Kumari Arjuna AwardFemale
1969 Bhuvaneshwari Kumari Arjuna AwardFemale
1971 Bhim Singh Arjuna AwardMale
1972 Udayan Chinubhai Arjuna AwardMale
1978–1979 Randhir Singh Arjuna AwardMale
1981S. P. ChauhanArjuna AwardMale
1983 Mohinder Lal Arjuna AwardMale
1985 Soma Dutta Arjuna AwardFemale
1985 A. J. Pandit Arjuna AwardMale
1986 Bhagirath Samai Arjuna AwardMale
1993 Mansher Singh Arjuna AwardMale
1994 Jaspal Rana Arjuna AwardMale
1996 Moraad Ali Khan Arjuna AwardMale
1997Satendra KumarArjuna AwardMale
1997Shilpi SinghArjuna AwardFemale
1998 Manavjit Singh Sandhu Arjuna AwardMale
1998 Roopa Unnikrishnan Arjuna AwardFemale
1999 Vivek Singh Arjuna AwardMale
2000 Anjali Bhagwat Arjuna AwardFemale
2000 Abhinav Bindra Arjuna AwardMale
2000 Gurbir Singh Sandhu +Arjuna AwardMale
2001 Samaresh Jung Arjuna AwardMale
2002 Suma Shirur Arjuna AwardFemale
2002 Anwer Sultan Arjuna AwardMale
2003 Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore Arjuna AwardMale
2004 Deepali Deshpande Arjuna AwardFemale
2005 Gagan Narang Arjuna AwardMale
2006 Vijay Kumar Arjuna AwardMale
2007 Avneet Sidhu Arjuna AwardFemale
2009 Ronjan Sodhi Arjuna AwardMale
2010 Sanjeev Rajput Arjuna AwardMale
2011 Tejaswini Sawant Arjuna AwardFemale
2012 Joydeep Karmakar Arjuna AwardMale
2012 Annu Raj Singh Arjuna AwardFemale
2012 Omkar Singh Arjuna AwardMale
2013 Rajkumari Rathore Arjuna AwardFemale
2014 Heena Sidhu Arjuna AwardFemale
2015 Jitu Rai Arjuna AwardMale
2016 Apurvi Chandela Arjuna AwardFemale
2016 Gurpreet Singh Arjuna AwardMale
2017 Prakash Nanjappa Arjuna AwardMale
2018 Ankur Mittal Arjuna AwardMale
2018 Rahi Sarnobat Arjuna AwardFemale
2018 Shreyasi Singh Arjuna AwardFemale
2019 Anjum Moudgil Arjuna AwardFemale
2020 Manu Bhaker Arjuna AwardFemale
2020 Saurabh Chaudhary Arjuna AwardMale
2021 Abhishek Verma Arjuna AwardMale
2022 Elavenil Valarivan Arjuna AwardFemale
2022 Om Prakash Mitharval Arjuna AwardMale
2023 Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar Arjuna AwardMale
2023 Esha Singh Arjuna AwardFemale
2024 Swapnil Kusale Arjuna AwardMale
2024 Sarabjot Singh Arjuna AwardMale
2017Sanjoy Chakraverty+Dronacharya AwardMale
2001 Sunny Thomas Dronacharya AwardMale
2020 Jaspal Rana Dronacharya AwardMale
2024 Deepali Deshpande Dronacharya AwardFemale

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.