Mohammed Shami, Sheetal Devi, M Sreeshankar, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, and Chirat were among those honoured at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on January 9, 2024, by President Droupadi Murmu, who conferred them and several others with National Sports Awards 2023. (More Sports News)
Among the honours bestowed was the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award, which Indian shuttling pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty claimed after an outstanding year. Although, the pair weren't available to receive their awards in person, having flown to Kuala Lumpur to partake in the Malaysia Open. Meanwhile, Mohammed Shami and Sheetal Devi were among the list of recipients of the Arjuna Award, while the likes of Maheveer Prasad Saini and E Bhaskaran were honoured with the Dronacharya Award.
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Here's a full list of winners at the National Sports Awards 2023:
Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2023
Shri Rankireddy Satwik Sai Raj and Shri Chirag Chandrashekhar Shetty for Badminton
Arjuna Award 2023
Ms Aditi Gopichand Swami, Archery
Shri Ojas Pravin Deotale, Archery
Ms Parul Chaudhary, Athletics
Shri Sreeshankar M, Athletics
Shri Mohameed Hussamuddin, Boxing
Shri Mohammed Shami, Cricket
Ms R Vaishali, Chess
Ms Divyakriti Singh, Equestrian Dressage
Shri Anush Agarwalla, Equestrian
Ms Diksha Dagar, Golf
Ms Pukhrambam Sushila Chanu, Hockey
Shri Krishan Bahadur Pathak, Hockey
Ms Ritu Negi, Kabaddi
Shri Pawan Kumar, Kabaddi
Ms Nasreen, Kho-Kho
Ms Pinki, Lawn Bowls
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Ms Esha Singh, Shooting
Shri Aishwarya Pratap Singh Tomar, Shooting
Shri Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu, Squash
Ms Ayhika Mukherjee, Table Tenis
Ms Antim, Wrestling
Shri Sunil Kumar, Wrestling
Ms Naorem Roshibina Devi, Wushu
Ms Sheetal Devi, Para Archery
Shri Illuri Ajay Kumar Reddy, Blind Cricket
Ms Prachi Yadav, Para Canoeing
Dronacharya Award 2023
For the Regular Category
Shri Lalit Kumar, Wrestling
Shri R. B. Ramesh, Chess
Shri Maheveer Prasad Saini, Para Athletics
Shri Shivendra Singh, Hockey
Shri Ganesh Prabhakar Devrukhkar, Mallakhamb
For Lifetime Category
Shri Jashkirat Singh Grewal, Golf
Shri Bhaskaran E, Kabaddi
Shri Jayanta Kumar Pushilal, Table Tennis
Dhyan Chand Award for Lifetime Achievement in Sports and Games 2023
Ms Manjusha Kanwar, Badminton
Shri Vineet Kumar Sharma, Hockey
Ms Kavitha Selvaraj, Kabaddi
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy 2023
Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Overall winning university
Lovely Professional University, Punjab, 1st runner-up University
Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, 2nd runner-up University
