List of National Sports Award recipients in wrestling

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National Sports Awards in Wrestling
Various civilian awards for contributions to Sports (Individual/Team)
The President, Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil presenting the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award for the year-2009 to Shri Sushil Kumar for Wrestling, in a glittering ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhawan, in New Delhi on August 29, 2009.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 awarded88
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 eighty-eight individuals have been awarded the various National Sports Awards in wrestling. The four awards presented in wrestling 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 fifty-six individuals have been honoured with the Arjuna Award in wrestling for their "good performance at the international level" over the period of last four years, with three individuals being awarded for their lifetime contribution. [2] First presented in the year 1985, a total of fifteen coaches have been honoured with the Dronacharya Award in wrestling for their "outstanding work on a consistent basis and enabling sportspersons to excel in international events" over the period of last four years, with four coaches being awarded in the lifetime contribution category. [3] First presented in the year 2009, a total of six sportspersons have been honoured with the Khel Ratna, the highest sporting honour of India, in wrestling for their "most outstanding performance at the international level" over the period of last four years. [4] First presented in the year 2005, a total of twelve retired sportspersons have been honoured with the Dhyan Chand Award, the lifetime achievement sporting honour of India, in wrestling 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] One awardee K. D. Jadhav was honoured Arjuna Award posthumously for lifetime contribution in the year 2000. [1]

Recipients

Key
   + Indicates a Lifetime contribution honour
   # Indicates a posthumous honour
List of National Sports award recipients, showing the year, award and gender [1]
YearRecipientAwardGender
2009 Sushil Kumar Rajiv Gandhi Khel RatnaMale
2012 Yogeshwar Dutt Rajiv Gandhi Khel RatnaMale
2016 Sakshi Malik Rajiv Gandhi Khel RatnaFemale
2019 Bajrang Punia Rajiv Gandhi Khel RatnaMale
2020 Vinesh Phogat Rajiv Gandhi Khel RatnaFemale
2021 Ravi Kumar Dahiya Major Dhyan Chand Khel RatnaMale
1961 Udey Chand Arjuna AwardMale
1962 Malwa Singh Arjuna AwardMale
1963 Ganpatrao Andhalkar Arjuna AwardMale
1964 Bishambar Singh Arjuna AwardMale
1966 Bhim Singh Arjuna AwardMale
1967 Mukhtiar Singh Arjuna AwardMale
1969 Chandgi Ram Arjuna AwardMale
1970 Sudesh Kumar Arjuna AwardMale
1972 Prem Nath Arjuna AwardMale
1973Jagroop SinghArjuna AwardMale
1974 Satpal Singh Arjuna AwardMale
1978–1979 Rajinder Singh Arjuna AwardMale
1980–1981 Jagmander Singh Arjuna AwardMale
1982 Kartar Singh Arjuna AwardMale
1985 Mahabir Singh Arjuna AwardMale
1987 Subhash Verma Arjuna AwardMale
1988 Rajesh Kumar Arjuna AwardMale
1989 Satyawan Arjuna AwardMale
1990Ombir SinghArjuna AwardMale
1992 Pappu Yadav Arjuna AwardMale
1993 Ashok Kumar Garg Arjuna AwardMale
1997 Sanjay Kumar Arjuna AwardMale
1997 Jagdish Singh Arjuna AwardMale
1998Kaka PawarArjuna AwardMale
1998 Rohtas Singh Arjuna AwardMale
1999 Ashok Kumar +Arjuna AwardMale
2000 K. D. Jadhav #+Arjuna Award +Male
2000 Naresh Kumar +Arjuna AwardMale
2000 Kripa Shankar Patel Arjuna AwardMale
2000Randhir SinghArjuna AwardMale
2001 Ramesh Kumar Arjuna AwardMale
2002 Palwinder Singh Cheema Arjuna AwardMale
2002 Sujeet Mann Arjuna AwardMale
2003Shokinder TomarArjuna AwardMale
2004 Anuj Kumar Arjuna AwardMale
2005 Sushil Kumar Arjuna AwardMale
2006 Geetika Jakhar Arjuna AwardFemale
2007 Alka Tomar Arjuna AwardFemale
2009 Yogeshwar Dutt Arjuna AwardMale
2010 Rajiv Tomar Arjuna AwardMale
2011 Ravinder Singh Arjuna AwardMale
2012 Rajender Kumar Arjuna AwardMale
2012 Geeta Phogat Arjuna AwardFemale
2012 Narsingh Yadav Arjuna AwardMale
2013Dharmender DalalArjuna AwardMale
2013 Neha Rathi Arjuna AwardFemale
2014Sunil Kumar RanaArjuna AwardMale
2015 Babita Kumari Arjuna AwardFemale
2015 Bajrang Punia Arjuna AwardMale
2016 Amit Kumar Dahiya Arjuna AwardMale
2016 Vinesh Phogat Arjuna AwardFemale
2017 Satyawart Kadian Arjuna AwardMale
2018 Sumit Malik Arjuna AwardMale
2019 Pooja Dhanda Arjuna AwardFemale
2020 Rahul Aware Arjuna AwardMale
2020 Divya Kakran Arjuna AwardFemale
2021 Deepak Punia Arjuna AwardMale
2022 Anshu Malik Arjuna AwardFemale
2022 Sarita Mor Arjuna AwardFemale
2005 Maruti Mane Dhyan Chand AwardMale
2006 Harishchandra Birajdar Dhyan Chand AwardMale
2007 Rajinder Singh Dhyan Chand AwardMale
2008Gian SinghDhyan Chand AwardMale
2009Satbir Singh DahiyaDhyan Chand AwardMale
2010Kuldeep SinghDhyan Chand AwardMale
2011 RajkumarDhyan Chand AwardMale
2012Vinod KumarDhyan Chand AwardMale
2013 Anil Mann Dhyan Chand AwardMale
2018Dadu Dattatray ChougaleDhyan Chand AwardMale
2019Manoj KumarDhyan Chand AwardMale
2020Netarpal HoodaDhyan Chand AwardMale
2021 Sajan Singh Dhyan Chand AwardMale
2016 Mahavir Singh Phogat +Dronacharya AwardMale
2017Roshan Lal+Dronacharya AwardMale
2020Om Parkash Dahiya+Dronacharya AwardMale
2022Raj Singh+Dronacharya AwardMale
1985Bhalachandra Bhaskar BhagwatDronacharya AwardMale
1987 Guru Hanuman Dronacharya AwardMale
2003Sukhchain Singh CheemaDronacharya AwardMale
2005 Maha Singh Rao Dronacharya AwardMale
2007Jagminder SinghDronacharya AwardMale
2009 Satpal Singh Dronacharya AwardMale
2010Captain ChandrupDronacharya AwardMale
2011 RamphalDronacharya AwardMale
2012Yashvir SinghDronacharya AwardMale
2013Raj SinghhDronacharya AwardMale
2014Mahabir PrasadDronacharya AwardMale
2015Anoop Singh DahiyaDronacharya AwardMale
2022 Sujeet Maan 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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