List of National Sports Award recipients in wrestling

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]

National Sports Awards in Wrestling
Various civilian awards for contributions to Sports (Individual/Team)
Awarded forVarious sports honour of India
Sponsored byGovernment of India
LocationRashtrapati Bhavan
CountryRepublic of India
Presented byPresident of India
First awarded1961
Last awarded2022
Highlights
Total awarded88
Awards

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

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

References

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  1. ^ a b c "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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