President Droupadi Murmu presented the National Sports Awards 2026 at Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi, on 13 November 2026, with no Khel Ratna award selected this year.
- Arjuna Award: A total of 17 sportspersons were selected, including decathlete Tejaswin Shankar, chess Grandmasters Divya Deshmukh and Vidit Gujrathi, and badminton players Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand. Footballer I Arumainayagam received the Arjuna Award for Lifetime Achievement.
- Dronacharya Award: Three coaches—Parveer Singh, Chhote Lal Yadav and Neha Chavan—were selected. Dharmendra Yadav and Virender Kumar received the Dronacharya Award for Lifetime Achievement.
