The Sports Ministry confirmed the National Sports Awards 2024 recipients list on Thursday (January 2). The winners will receive their respective awards from the President of India, Droupadi Murmu, at a special function at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Friday (January 17) at 11 AM IST.
For the unversed, the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award is given for the most outstanding performance in sports by a sportsperson for the last four years. Arjuna Award is given to the athletes who have performed superbly for last four years and have also shown qualities of leadership, sportsmanship and a sense of discipline.
Coaches are conferred with Dronacharya award for doing outstanding and meritorious work on a consistent basis and for enabling sportspersons to excel in international events.
Among other awards, Chandigarh University, Lovely Professional University and Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritstar were the top-performing universities in the same order and won the Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy.
Here's the complete list of winners
Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2024
| Sportsperson | Discipline |
| Gukesh D | Chess |
| Harmanpreet Singh | Hockey |
| Praveen Kumar | Para-Athletics |
| Manu Bhaker | Shooting |
Arjuna Award
| Sportsperson | Discipline |
| Jyothi Yarraji | Athletics |
| Annu Rani | Athletics |
| Nitu | Boxing |
| Saweety | Boxing |
| Vantika Agrawal | Boxing |
| Salima Tete | Hockey |
| Abhishek | Hockey |
| Sanjay | Hockey |
| Jarmanpreet Singh | Hockey |
| Sukhjeet Singh | Hockey |
| Rakesh Kumar | Para-Archery |
| Preeti Pal | Para-Athletics |
| Jeevanji Deepthi | Para-Athletics |
| Ajeet Singh | Para-Athletics |
| Sachin Khilari | Para-Athletics |
| Dharambir | Para-Athletics |
| Pranav Soorma | Para-Athletics |
| H Hokato Sema | Para-Athletics |
| Simran | Para-Athletics |
| Navdeep | Para-Athletics |
| Nitesh Kumar | Para-Badminton |
| Thulasimathi Murugesan | Para-Badminton |
| Nithya Sre Sumathy Sivan | Para-Badminton |
| Manisha Ramadass | Para-Badminton |
| Kapil Parmar | Para-Judo |
| Mona Agarwal | Para-Shooting |
| Rubina Francis | Para-Shooting |
| Swapnil Kusale | Shooting |
| Sarabjot Singh | Shooting |
| Abhay Singh | Squash |
| Sajan Prakash | Swimming |
| Aman Sehrawat | Wrestling |
Arjuna Award (lifetime)
| Sportsperson | Discipline |
| Sucha Singh | Athletics |
| Murlikant Petkar | Para-Swimming |
Dronacharya Award (Regular Category)
| Coach | Discipline |
| Subhash Rana | Para-Shooting |
| Deepali Deshpande | Shooting |
| Sandeep Sangwan | Hockey |
Dronacharya Award (Lifetime Category)
| Coach | Discipline |
| S Muralidharan | Badminton |
| Armando Agnelo Colaco | Football |
