The National Sports Awards have been announced on January 2, 2025.
Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award Recipients:
- D Gukesh: World Chess Champion
- Manu Bhaker: Double Medalist in Paris Olympics
- Harmanpreet Singh: Indian Hockey Team Captain
- Praveen Kumar: Gold Medalist in Paris Paralympics
Arjuna Award:
Total recipients: 32 sportspersons, including:
- Athletes: Jyothi Yarraji, Annu Rani
- Boxers: Nitu, Saweety
- Chess Player: Vantika Agrawal
- Hockey Players: Salima Tete, Abhishek, Sanjay, Jarmanpreet Singh, Sukhjeet Singh
- Para-Sportspersons: Rakesh Kumar (Para-Archer), Preeti Pal, Jeevanji Deepthi, Ajeet Singh, Sachin Khilari
Lifetime Achievement Arjuna Awards:
- Veteran Athlete Sucha Singh
- Veteran Para Swimmer Murlikant Petkar
Dronacharya Award for Coaches:
- Subhash Rana (Para-Shooting)
- Deepali Deshpande (Shooting)
- Sandeep Sangwan (Hockey)
- S Muralidharan (Badminton)
- Armando Agnelo Colaco (Football)
Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puraskar: Awarded to the Physical Education Foundation of India
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy: Awarded to Chandigarh University, Lovely Professional University, and Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar
Award Ceremony: Awards to be presented by President Droupadi Murmu on 17th January 2025 at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
