National Sports Awards 2022 (Khel Ratna, Arjuna and Dronacharya
Award) Winners: National Sports Awards 2022 winners list: The Sports Ministry on 14 November 2022 announced the winners of the National Sports Awards for this year. Star India table tennis player Achanta Sharath Kamal has been chosen for the prestigious Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award, the country's highest sporting honour. On the other hand, Arjuna Awards will be given to 25 players including Nikhat Zareen, Seema Punia, Lakshya Sen, Deep Grace Ekka, Sushila Devi, and Omprakash Mitharval, among others.
The awardees of the National Sports Awards 2022 will receive their awards from the President at a specially organized function at Rashtrapati Bhavan on November 30, 2022. President Droupadi Murmu will give away the National Sports Awards on 30th November. Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award will be given to Sharath Kamal Achanta. Apart from Sharath Kamal, 25 top athletes from the country, including ace badminton players Lakshya Sen and HS Prannoy and world boxing champion Nikhat Zareen, have been nominated for the Arjuna Award.
| S. No. |
Name of the sportsperson |
Discipline |
| 1. |
Shri Sharath Kamal Achanta |
Table Tennis |
Arjuna Awards for outstanding performance in Sports and Games 2022
| S. No. |
Name of the sportsperson |
Discipline |
| 1. |
Ms Seema Punia |
Athletics |
| 2. |
Shri Eldhose Paul |
Athletics |
| 3. |
Shri Avinash Mukund Sable |
Athletics |
| 4. |
Shri Lakshya Sen |
Badminton |
| 5. |
Shri Prannoy HS |
Badminton |
| 6. |
Shri Amit |
Boxing |
| 7. |
Ms Nikhat Zareen |
Boxing |
| 8. |
Ms Bhakti Pradip Kulkarni |
Chess |
| 9. |
Shri R Praggnanandhaa |
Chess |
| 10. |
Ms Deep Grace Ekka |
Hockey |
| 11. |
Ms Shushila Devi |
Judo |
| 12. |
Ms Sakshi Kumari |
Kabaddi |
| 13. |
Ms Nayan Moni Saikia |
Lawn Bowl |
| 14. |
Shri Sagar Kailas Ovhalkar |
Mallakhamb |
| 15. |
Ms ElavenilValarivan |
Shooting |
| 16. |
Shri Omprakash Mitharval |
Shooting |
| 17. |
Ms Sreeja Akula |
Table Tennis |
| 18. |
Shri Vikas Thakur |
Weightlifting |
| 19. |
Ms Anshu |
Wrestling |
| 20. |
Ms Sarita |
Wrestling |
| 21. |
Shri Parveen |
Wushu |
| 22. |
Ms Manasi Girishchandra Joshi |
Para Badminton |
| 23. |
Shri Tarun Dhillon |
Para Badminton |
| 24. |
Shri Swapnil Sanjay Patil |
Para Swimming |
| 25. |
Ms Jerlin Anika J |
Deaf Badminton |
Dronacharya Award for outstanding coaches in Sports and Games 2022
A. Regular Category:
| S. No. |
Name of the Coach (S/Shri/Ms) |
Discipline |
| 1. |
Shri Jiwanjot Singh Teja |
Archery |
| 2. |
Shri Mohammad Ali Qamar |
Boxing |
| 3. |
Ms Suma Siddharth Shirur |
Para Shooting |
| 4. |
Shri Sujeet Maan |
Wrestling |
B. Lifetime Category:
| S.No. |
Name of the Coach (S/Shri/Ms) |
Discipline |
| 1. |
Shri Dinesh Jawahar Lad |
Cricket |
| 2. |
Shri Bimal Prafulla Ghosh |
Football |
| 3. |
Shri Raj Singh |
Wrestling |
Dhyan Chand Award for Lifetime Achievement in Sports and Games 2022
| S. No. |
Name of the sportsperson |
Discipline |
| 1. |
Ms Ashwini Akkunji C. |
Athletics |
| 2. |
Shri Dharamvir Singh |
Hockey |
| 3. |
Shri B.C Suresh |
Kabaddi |
| 4. |
Shri Nir Bahadur Gurung |
Para Athletics |
Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar 2022
| S. No. |
Category |
Entity recommended for RashtriyaKhel Protsahan Puruskar, 2022 |
| 1. |
Identification and Nurturing of Budding and Young Talent |
TransStadia Enterprises Private Limited |
| 2. |
Encouragement to sports through Corporate Social Responsibility |
Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology |
| 3. |
Sports for Development |
Ladakh Ski & Snowboard Association |
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