Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports announced the winners of National Sports Awards 2024.
- ‘Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award’ is given for the spectacular and most outstanding performance in the field of sports by a sportsperson over the period of the previous four years. ‘
- Arjuna Award for outstanding performance in Sports and Games’ is given for good performance over a period of the previous four years and for showing qualities of leadership, sportsmanship and a sense of discipline.
- Arjuna Award (Lifetime) is given to honour and motivate those sportspersons who have contributed to sports by their performance and continue to contribute to promotion of sports even after their retirement from active sporting career.
- ‘Dronacharya Award for outstanding coaches in Sports and Games’ is given to coaches for doing outstanding and meritorious work on a consistent basis and for enabling sportspersons to excel in International events.
Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2024 winners
- Gukesh D – Chess
- Harmanpreet Singh – Hockey
- Praveen Kumar – Para-Athletics
- Manu Bhaker – Shooting
Arjuna Award 2024 winners
- Jyothi Yarraji – Athletics
- Annu Rani – Athletics
- Nitu Ghanghas – Boxing
- Saweety Boora – Boxing
- Vantika Agrawal – Chess
- 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 Sarjerao Khilari – Para-Athletics
- Dharambir – Para-Athletics
- Pranav Soorma – Para-Athletics
- Hokato Hotozhe Sema – Para-Athletics
- Simran Sharma – Para-Athletics
- Navdeep Singh – Para-Athletics
- Nitesh Kumar – Para-Badminton
- Thulasimathi Murugesan – Para-Badminton
- Nithya Sre 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 Awards (Lifetime) 2024 winners
- Sucha Singh – Athletics
- Murlikant Petkar – Para-Swimming
Dronacharya Award 2024 winners
Regular Category
- Subhash Rana – Para-Shooting
- Deepali Deshpande – Shooting
- Sandeep Sangwan – Hockey
Lifetime Category
- S Muralidharan – Badminton
- Armando Colaco – Football
