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[update], a total of sixty-eight individuals have been awarded the various National Sports Awards in boxing. The four awards presented in boxing are Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, Arjuna Award, Dhyan Chand Award and Dronacharya Award.[1]
| National Sports Awards in Boxing | |
|---|---|
| Various civilian awards for contributions to Sports (Individual/Team) | |
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| Awarded for | Various sports honour of India |
| Sponsored by | Government of India |
| Location | Rashtrapati Bhavan |
| Country | Republic of India |
| Presented by | President of India |
| First awarded | 1961 |
| Last awarded | 2022 |
| Highlights | |
| Total awarded | 75 |
| Awards | |
First presented in the year 1961, a total of forty-five individuals have been honoured with the Arjuna Award in boxing for their "good performance at the international level" over the period of last four years.[2] First presented in the year 1985, a total of eighteen coaches have been honoured with the Dronacharya Award in boxing 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 two sportspersons have been honoured with the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, the highest sporting honour of India, in boxing 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 three retired sportspersons have been honoured with the Dhyan Chand Award, the lifetime achievement sporting honour of India, in boxing 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 Hawa Singh was honoured Dronacharya Award posthumously in the year 1999.[1]
Recipients edit
+ Indicates a Lifetime contribution honour
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# Indicates a posthumous honour
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| Year | Recipient | Award | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Mary Kom | Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna | Female |
| 2009 | Vijender Singh | Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna | Male |
| 2021 | Lovlina Borgohain | Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna | Female |
| 1961 | Buddy D'Souza | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1962 | Padam Badadur Mal | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1966 | Hawa Singh | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1968 | Dennis Swamy | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1971 | Muniswamy Venu | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1972 | Chandraya Narayanan | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1973 | Mehtab Singh | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1977–1978 | Birender Singh Thapa | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1978–1979 | C. C. Machaiah | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1979–1980 | Bakshish Singh | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1980–1981 | Issac Amaldas | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1981 | G. Manoharan | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1982 | Kaur Singh | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1983 | Jaslal Pradhan | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1986 | Jaipal Singh | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1987 | Seeva Jayaram | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1989 | Gopal Dewang | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1991 | Dharmendra Singh Yadav | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1992 | Rajendra Prasad | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1993 | Mukund Killekar | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1993 | Manoj Pingale | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1995 | Venkatesan Devarajan | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1996 | Rajkumar Sangwan | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1998 | Dingko Singh | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1999 | Jitender Kumar | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 1999 | Gurcharan Singh | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 2002 | Mohammed Ali Qamar | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 2003 | Mary Kom | Arjuna Award | Female |
| 2005 | Akhil Kumar | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 2006 | Vijender Singh | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 2007 | Varghese Johnson | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 2009 | Laishram Sarita Devi | Arjuna Award | Female |
| 2010 | Dinesh Kumar | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 2011 | Suranjoy Singh | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 2012 | Vikas Krishan Yadav | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 2013 | Kavita Chahal | Arjuna Award | Female |
| 2014 | Jai Bhagwan | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 2014 | Manoj Kumar | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 2015 | Mandeep Jangra | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 2016 | Shiva Thapa | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 2017 | Devendro Singh | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 2018 | Satish Kumar | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 2019 | Sonia Lather | Arjuna Award | Female |
| 2020 | Lovlina Borgohain | Arjuna Award | Female |
| 2020 | Manish Kaushik | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 2021 | Simranjit Kaur | Arjuna Award | Female |
| 2022 | Amit Panghal | Arjuna Award | Male |
| 2022 | Nikhat Zareen | Arjuna Award | Female |
| 2002 | Shahuraj Birajdar | Dhyan Chand Award | Male |
| 2020 | Lakha Singh | Dhyan Chand Award | Male |
| 2020 | N. Usha | Dhyan Chand Award | Female |
| 2021 | Lekha K. C. | Dhyan Chand Award | Female |
| 2014 | Ganapathy Manoharan + | Dronacharya Award | Male |
| 2015 | Swatantar Raj Singh + | Dronacharya Award | Male |
| 2017 | Brij Bhushan Mohanty + | Dronacharya Award | Male |
| 2020 | Shiv Singh + | Dronacharya Award | Male |
| 1985 | Om Prakash Bhardwaj | Dronacharya Award | Male |
| 1998 | G. S. Sandhu | Dronacharya Award | Male |
| 1999 | Hawa Singh + | Dronacharya Award | Male |
| 2003 | Anoop Kumar | Dronacharya Award | Male |
| 2005 | M. Venu | Dronacharya Award | Male |
| 2006 | Damodaran Chandralal | Dronacharya Award | Male |
| 2007 | Jagdish Singh | Dronacharya Award | Male |
| 2009 | Jaydev Bisht | Dronacharya Award | Male |
| 2010 | L Ibomcha Singh | Dronacharya Award | Male |
| 2011 | Inukurthi Venkateshwara Roy | Dronacharya Award | Male |
| 2012 | B. I. Fernandez | Dronacharya Award | Male |
| 2013 | Mahavir Singh | Dronacharya Award | Male |
| 2016 | Sagar Mal Dhayal | Dronacharya Award | Male |
| 2018 | Subedar Chenanda Achaiah Kuttappa | Dronacharya Award | Male |
| 2021 | Sandhya Gurung | Dronacharya Award | Female |
| 2022 | Mohammed Ali Qamar | Dronacharya Award | Male |
References edit
- ^ 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.
- "List of Arjuna Awardees (1961–2018)" (PDF). Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (India). Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 July 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- "List of Dhyanchand Awardees (2002–2018)" (PDF). Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (India). Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 December 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- "List of Dronacharya Awardees (1985–2018)" (PDF). Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (India). Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 July 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- "National Sports Awards – 2019 announced" (Press release). Press Information Bureau, India. 20 August 2019. Archived from the original on 29 December 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- "National Sports Awards – 2020 announced" (Press release). Press Information Bureau, India. 21 August 2020. Archived from the original on 29 December 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- "National Sports Awards 2021 announced" (Press release). Press Information Bureau, India. 2 November 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- "Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports announces National Sports Awards 2022" (Press release). Press Information Bureau, India. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.