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The list of National Sports Awards 2020 Winners has been announced by the Government. For this year 2020, 27 Sportspersons have been selected for the Arjuna Award for four years consistent outstanding performance. 

The winners will receive their awards from the President Ram Nath Kovind at a specially organized function through virtual mode from Rashtrapati Bhawan on 29th of this month which is National Sports Day. It coincides with the birthday of legendary hockey Olympian, Dhyan Chand.

In this blog, we have covered all the information regarding the National Sports Awards 2020. This would prove very helpful for the General Awareness section of all the major banking & government exams.

NATIONAL SPORTS AWARDS 2020

• National Sports Awards are conferred every year to recognize and reward excellence in sports.
• The Government of India has announced the list of winners of the National Sports Awards 2020, as per the recommendation of the Selection Committee headed by Justice (Retd.) Mukundakam Sharma (former Judge of Supreme Court of India).
• They will receive the award on National Sports Day on August 29.
• This is for the first time that 5 players have been selected for this award.

National Sports Awards 2020 – Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Winner:

• The Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, officially known as Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award in Sports and Games, is the highest sporting honour of the Republic of India.
• Instituted in 1991–1992, this award is being conferred for the spectacular and most outstanding performance in the field of sports by a sportsperson over a period of four years.
• It is awarded annually by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.
• The award comprises a medallion, a certificate, and a cash prize of ₹7.5 lakh.
• The first recipient of the award was Chess Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand, who was honoured for the performance in the year 1991–92.
• In 2001, sport shooter Abhinav Bindra, then aged 18, became the youngest recipient of the award.

S. No.	Name of the Sportsperson	Discipline
1	Shri Rohit Sharma	Cricket
2	Shri Mariyappan T.	Para Athletics
3	Ms. Manika Batra	Table Tennis
4	Ms. Vinesh	Wrestling
5	Ms. Rani	Hockey

ARJUNA AWARD 2020 Winners:

• The Arjuna Awards are given by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India to recognize outstanding achievement in sports.
• Started in 1961, the award carries a cash prize of ₹5,00,000, a bronze statue of Arjuna and a scroll. It is the Oldest National Sports Award in India.
• This award is being conferred for consistent outstanding performance in the field of sports by a sportsperson over a period of four years.
• Since the year 2001, the award is given only in disciplines falling under the following categories:
• Olympic Games / Asian Games / Commonwealth Games / World Cup / World Championship Disciplines and Cricket
• Indigenous Games
• Sports for the Physically Challenged
• 27 sportsperson have been selected for the ARJUNA AWARD 2020.
• Saleem Durani being the first cricketer to be conferred with the award in 1961.

S. No.	Name of the Sportsperson	Discipline
1	Shri Atanu Das	Archery
2	Ms. Dutee Chand	Athletics
3	Shri Satwik Sairaj Rankireddy	Badminton
4	Shri Chirag Chandrasekhar Shetty	Badminton
5	Shri Vishesh Bhriguvanshi	Basketball
6	Subedar Manish Kaushik	Boxing
7	Ms. Lovlina Borgohain	Boxing
8	Shri Ishant Sharma	Cricket
9	Ms. Deepti Sharma	Cricket
10	Shri Sawant Ajay Anant	Equestrian
11	Shri Sandesh Jhingan	Football
12	Ms. Aditi Ashok	Golf
13	Shri Akashdeep Singh	Hockey
14	Ms. Deepika	Hockey
15	Shri Deepak	Kabaddi
16	Shri Kale Sarika Sudhakar	Kho Kho
17	Shri Dattu Baban Bhokanal	Rowing
18	Ms. Manu Bhaker	Shooting
19	Shri Saurabh Chaudhary	Shooting
20	Ms. Madhurika Suhas Patkar	Table Tennis
21	Shri Divij Sharan	Tennis
22	Shri Shiva Keshavan	Winter Sports
23	Ms. Divya Kakran	Wrestling
24	Shri Rahul Aware	Wrestling
25	Shri Suyash Narayan Jadhav	Para Swimming
26	Shri Sandeep	Para Athletics
27	Shri Manish Narwal	Para Shooting

DRONACHARYA AWARD 2020 Winners:

• The Dronacharya Award, officially known as Dronacharya Award for Outstanding Coaches in Sports and Games,is a sports coaching honour of the Republic of India.
• The award is named after Drona, often referred as “Dronacharya” or “Guru Drona”, a character from the Sanskrit epic Mahabharata of ancient India.
• Instituted in 1985, the award is given only to the disciplines included in the events like Olympic Games, Paralympic Games, Asian Games, Commonwealth Games, World Championship and World Cup along with Cricket, Indigenous Games, and Parasports.
• It is awarded annually by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.
• The award comprises a bronze statuette of Dronacharya, a certificate, ceremonial dress, and a cash prize of ₹5 lakh.

Life- Time Category

S. No.	Name of the Coach	Discipline
1	Shri Dharmendra Tiwary	Archery
2	Shri Purushotham Rai	Athletics
3	Shri Shiv Singh	Boxing
4	Shri Romesh Pathania	Hockey
5	Shri Krishan Kumar Hooda	Kabaddi
6	Shri Vijay Bhalchandra Munishwar	Para Powerlifting
7	Shri Naresh Kumar	Tennis
8	Shri Om Parkash Dahiya	Wrestling

Regular Category

S. No.	Name of the Coach	Discipline
1	Shri Jude Felix Sebastian	Hockey
2	Shri Yogesh Malviya	Mallakhamb
3	Shri Jaspal Rana	Shooting
4	Shri Kuldeep Kumar Handoo	Wushu
5	Shri Gaurav Khanna	Para Badminton

DHYAN CHAND AWARD 2020 Winners:

• The Dhyan Chand Award, officially known as Dhyan Chand Award for Lifetime Achievement in Sports and Games, is the lifetime achievement sporting honour of the Republic of India.
• Instituted in 2002, the award is given only to the disciplines included in the events like Olympic Games, Paralympic Games, Asian Games, Commonwealth Games, World Championship and World Cup along with Cricket, Indigenous Games, and Parasports.
• The award is named after Dhyan Chand (1905–79), an Indian field hockey player who scored more than 1000 goals during a career which spanned over 20 years from 1926 to 1948.
• It is awarded annually by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.
• As of 2019, the award comprises a statuette, a certificate, ceremonial dress, and a cash prize of ₹5 lakh.
• The first three awardees of the Dhyan Chand award are Aparna Ghosh in the field of basketball, Ashok Diwan and Shahuraj Birajdar in the fields of hockey and boxing.

S. No.	Name of the Sportsperson	Discipline
1	Shri Kuldip Singh Bhullar	Athletics
2	Ms. Jincy Philips	Athletics
3	Shri Pradeep Shrikrishna Gandhe	Badminton
4	Ms. Trupti Murgunde	Badminton
5	Ms. N. Usha	Boxing
6	Shri Lakha Singh	Boxing
7	Shri Sukhvinder Singh Sandhu	Football
8	Shri Ajit Singh	Hockey
9	Shri Manpreet Singh	Kabaddi
10	Shri J. Ranjith Kumar	Para Athletics
11	Shri Satyaprakash Tiwari	Para Badminton
12	Shri Manjeet Singh	Rowing
13	Late Shri Sachin Nag	Swimming
14	Shri Nandan P Bal	Tennis
15	Shri Netarpal Hooda	Wrestling

RASHTRIYA KHEL PROTSAHAN PURUSKAR 2020 Winners:

• The Union Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports has introduced the Scheme of Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar.
• This scheme was introduced by the government in 2009 to encourage involvement of corporates and sports promotion boards in the development of sports in the country.
• This award is being conferred to the corporate entities (both in private and public sector) as well as individuals who have played a visible role in the area of sports promotion and its development.

S.No.	Category	Entity recommended for Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar, 2020
1	Identification and Nurturing of Budding and Young Talent	1. Lakshya Institute2. Army Sports Institute
2	Encouragement to sports through Corporate Social Responsibility	Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) Ltd.
3	Employment of sportspersons and sports welfare measures	Air Force Sports Control Board
4	Sports for Development	International Institute of Sports Management (IISM)

MAULANA ABUL KALAM AZAD (MAKA) TROPHY 2020:

This award is being conferred to the overall top performing university in inter-university tournaments.

1. Panjab University, Chandigarh

TENZING NORGAY NATIONAL ADVENTURE AWARDS 2019:

It is being awarded to recognize the spirit of adventure among the people of the country.

S. No.	Name of the Sportsperson	Category
1	Ms. Anita Devi	Land Adventure
2	Col. Sarfraz Singh	Land Adventure
3	Shri Taka Tamut	Land Adventure
4	Shri Narender Singh	Land Adventure
5	Shri Keval Hiren Kakka	Land Adventure
6	Shri Satendra Singh	Water Adventure
7	Shri Gajanand Yadava	Air Adventure
8	Late Shri Magan Bissa	Life Time Achievement

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