List of National Sports Award recipients in field hockey

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National Sports Awards in Hockey
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 awarded123
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 one hundred and twenty-three individuals have been awarded the various National Sports Awards in hockey. The four awards presented in hockey are Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna, Arjuna Award, Dhyan Chand Award and Dronacharya Award.[1]

First presented in the year 1961, a total of ninety individuals have been honoured with the Arjuna Award in hockey for their "good performance at the international level" over the period of last four years, with seven individuals being awarded for their lifetime contribution.[2] First presented in the year 2000, a total of thirteen coaches have been honoured with the Dronacharya Award in hockey for their "outstanding work on a consistent basis and enabling sportspersons to excel in international events" over the period of last four years, with five coaches being awarded in the lifetime contribution category.[3] First presented in the year 1999–2000, a total of three sportspersons have been honoured with the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, the highest sporting honour of India, in hockey for their "most outstanding performance at the international level" over the period of last four years.[4] First presented in the year 2002, a total of seventeen retired sportspersons have been honoured with the Dhyan Chand Award, the lifetime achievement sporting honour of India, in hockey 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 Surjit Singh Randhawa was honoured Arjuna Award posthumously in the year 1998.[1]

Recipients[edit]

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
1999–2000 Dhanraj Pillay Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Male
2017 Sardara Singh Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Male
2020 Rani Rampal Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Female
2021 P. R. Sreejesh Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Male
2021 Manpreet Singh Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Male
1961 Ann Lumsden Arjuna Award Female
1961 Prithipal Singh Arjuna Award Male
1963 Charanjit Singh Arjuna Award Male
1964 Shankar Lakshman Arjuna Award Male
1965 Elvera Britto Arjuna Award Female
1965 Udham Singh Arjuna Award Male
1966 John Peter Arjuna Award Male
1966 Sunita Puri Arjuna Award Female
1966 Gurbaksh Singh Arjuna Award Male
1967 Mohinder Lal Arjuna Award Male
1967 Harbinder Singh Arjuna Award Male
1967 Jagjit Singh Arjuna Award Male
1968 Balbir Singh Kular Arjuna Award Male
1970 Ajit Pal Singh Arjuna Award Male
1971 Krishnamurthy Perumal Arjuna Award Male
1972 Michael Kindo Arjuna Award Male
1973 M. P. Ganesh Arjuna Award Male
1973 O. Mascarenhas Arjuna Award Female
1974 Ajinder Kaur Arjuna Award Female
1974 Ashok Kumar Arjuna Award Male
1975 B. P. Govinda Arjuna Award Male
1975 Rupa Saini Arjuna Award Female
1977–1978 Leslie Fernandez Arjuna Award Female
1977–1978 Harcharan Singh Arjuna Award Male
1979–1980 Vasudevan Baskaran Arjuna Award Male
1979–1980 Rekha B. Mundhphan Arjuna Award Female
1980–1981 Eliza Nelson Arjuna Award Female
1980–1981 Mohammed Shahid Arjuna Award Male
1981 Varsha Soni Arjuna Award Female
1983 Zafar Iqbal Arjuna Award Male
1984 Rajbir Kaur Arjuna Award Female
1985 Somiya Maney Arjuna Award Male
1985 Prem Maya Sonir Arjuna Award Female
1986 Joaquim Carvalho Arjuna Award Male
1988 M. P. Singh Arjuna Award Male
1989 Pargat Singh Arjuna Award Male
1990 Jagbir Singh Arjuna Award Male
1992 Mervyn Fernandis Arjuna Award Male
1994 Jude Felix Sabastian Arjuna Award Male
1995 Mukesh Kumar Arjuna Award Male
1995 Dhanraj Pillay Arjuna Award Male
1996 Ashish Ballal Arjuna Award Male
1996 A. B. Subbaiah Arjuna Award Male
1997 Harmik Singh Arjuna Award Male
1997 Rajinder Singh Arjuna Award Male
1997 Surinder Singh Sodhi Arjuna Award Male
1998 Baljit Singh Dhillon Arjuna Award Male
1998 Maharaj Krishan Kaushik Arjuna Award Male
1998 S. Omana Kumari Arjuna Award Female
1998 Surjit Singh Randhawa# Arjuna Award Male
1998 Mohammed Riaz Arjuna Award Male
1998 Baldev Singh Arjuna Award Male
1998 Pritam Rani Siwach Arjuna Award Female
1999 Haripal Kaushik + Arjuna Award Male
1999 Balbir Singh Kullar + Arjuna Award Male
1999 Victor Philips + Arjuna Award Male
1999 Ramandeep Singh Arjuna Award Male
2000 Raghbir Singh Bhola + Arjuna Award Male
2000 Tingonleima Chanu Arjuna Award Female
2000 Jalaluddin Rizvi + Arjuna Award Male
2000 Baljit Singh Saini Arjuna Award Male
2000 Balkrishan Singh + Arjuna Award Male
2000 Madhu Yadav + Arjuna Award Female
2001 Sita Gussain Arjuna Award Female
2001 Dilip Tirkey Arjuna Award Male
2002 Mamta Kharab Arjuna Award Female
2002 Gagan Ajit Singh Arjuna Award Male
2003 Devesh Chauhan Arjuna Award Male
2003 Suraj Lata Devi Arjuna Award Female
2004 Helen Mary Arjuna Award Female
2004 Deepak Thakur Arjuna Award Male
2005 Viren Rasquinha Arjuna Award Male
2006 Jyoti Sunita Kullu Arjuna Award Female
2007 Prabhjot Singh Arjuna Award Male
2009 Surinder Kaur Arjuna Award Female
2009 Ignace Tirkey Arjuna Award Male
2010 Jasjeet Kaur Handa Arjuna Award Female
2010 Sandeep Singh Arjuna Award Male
2011 Rajpal Singh Arjuna Award Male
2012 Sardara Singh Arjuna Award Male
2013 Saba Anjum Karim Arjuna Award Female
2015 P. R. Sreejesh Arjuna Award Male
2016 V. R. Raghunath Arjuna Award Male
2016 Ritu Rani Arjuna Award Female
2017 S. V. Sunil Arjuna Award Male
2018 Savita Punia Arjuna Award Female
2018 Manpreet Singh Arjuna Award Male
2019 Chinglensana Kangujam Arjuna Award Male
2020 Akashdeep Singh Arjuna Award Male
2020 Deepika Thakur Arjuna Award Female
2021 Monika Malik Arjuna Award Female
2021 Vandana Katariya Arjuna Award Female
2021 Dilpreet Singh Arjuna Award Male
2021 Harmanpreet Singh Arjuna Award Male
2021 Rupinder Pal Singh Arjuna Award Male
2021 Surender Kumar Arjuna Award Male
2021 Amit Rohidas Arjuna Award Male
2021 Birendra Lakra Arjuna Award Male
2021 Sumit Valmiki Arjuna Award Male
2021 Nilakanta Sharma Arjuna Award Male
2021 Hardik Singh Arjuna Award Male
2021 Vivek Sagar Prasad Arjuna Award Male
2021 Gurjant Singh Arjuna Award Male
2021 Mandeep Singh Arjuna Award Male
2021 Shamsher Singh Arjuna Award Male
2021 Lalit Kumar Upadhyay Arjuna Award Male
2021 Varun Kumar Arjuna Award Male
2021 Simranjeet Singh Arjuna Award Male
2022 Deep Grace Ekka Arjuna Award Female
2002 Ashok Diwan Dhyan Chand Award Male
2003 Charles Cornelius Dhyan Chand Award Male
2003 Dharam Singh Dhyan Chand Award Male
2004 Hardayal Singh Dhyan Chand Award Male
2005 Rajinder Singh Dhyan Chand Award Male
2006 Nandy Singh Dhyan Chand Award Male
2007 Varinder Singh Dhyan Chand Award Male
2008 Mukhbain Singh Dhyan Chand Award Male
2012 Gundeep Kumar Dhyan Chand Award Male
2013 Syed Ali Dhyan Chand Award Male
2014 Gurmail Singh Dhyan Chand Award Male
2015 Romeo James Dhyan Chand Award Male
2016 Sylvanus Dung Dung Dhyan Chand Award Male
2017 Sumrai Tete Dhyan Chand Award Female
2018 Bharat Chettri Dhyan Chand Award Male
2019 Manuel Frederick Dhyan Chand Award Male
2020 Ajit Pal Singh Dhyan Chand Award Male
2021 Davinder Singh Dhyan Chand Award Male
2022 Dharamvir Singh Dhyan Chand Award Male
2011 Rajinder Singh Jr. + Dronacharya Award Male
2017 P. A. Raphel + Dronacharya Award Male
2018 Clarence Lobo + Dronacharya Award Male
2019 Merzban Patel + Dronacharya Award Male
2020 Romesh Pathania + Dronacharya Award Male
2021 Sarpal Singh + Dronacharya Award Male
2000 Gudial Singh Bhangu Dronacharya Award Male
2002 Maharaj Krishan Kaushik Dronacharya Award Male
2003 Rajinder Singh Jr. Dronacharya Award Male
2009 S. Baldev Singh Dronacharya Award Male
2010 Ajay Kumar Bansal Dronacharya Award Male
2012 Harendra Singh Dronacharya Award Male
2013 Narender Singh Saini Dronacharya Award Male
2020 Jude Sebastian Dronacharya Award Male
2021 Pritam Rani Siwach Dronacharya Award Female

References[edit]

  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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