List of National Sports Award recipients in badminton

National Sports Awards in Badminton
Various civilian awards for contributions to Sports (Individual/Team)
Awarded forVarious sports honour of India
Sponsored byGovernment of India
LocationRashtrapati Bhavan
CountryRepublic of India
Presented byPresident of India
First awarded1961
Last awarded2022
Highlights
Total awarded43
Awards

The National Sports Awards is the collective name given to the six sports awards of Republic of India. It is awarded annually by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. They are presented by the President of India in the same ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan usually on 29 August each year along with the national adventure award. As of 2020, a total of forty-one individuals have been awarded the various National Sports Awards in badminton. The four awards presented in badminton are Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, Arjuna Award, Dhyan Chand Award and Dronacharya Award.[1]

First presented in the year 1961, a total of thirty-two individuals have been honoured with the Arjuna Award in badminton for their "good performance at the international level" over the period of last four years.[2] First presented in the year 2000, a total of four coaches have been honoured with the Dronacharya Award in badminton for their "outstanding work on a consistent basis and enabling sportspersons to excel in international events" over the period of last four years, with one coach being awarded in the lifetime contribution category.[3] First presented in the year 2000–2001, a total of three sportspersons have been honoured with the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, the highest sporting honour of India, in badminton for their "most outstanding performance at the international level" over the period of last four years.[4] First presented in the year 2020, a total of two retired sportspersons have been honoured with the Dhyan Chand Award, the lifetime achievement sporting honour of India, in badminton for their "good performance at the international level and their continued contributions to the promotion of sports even after their career as a sportsperson is over."[5][1]

Recipients

Key
   + Indicates a Lifetime contribution honour
List of National Sports award recipients, showing the year, award and gender[1]
Year Recipient Award Gender
2000–2001 Pullela Gopichand Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Male
2010 Saina Nehwal Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Female
2016 P. V. Sindhu Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Female
1961 Nandu M. Natekar Arjuna Award Male
1962 Meena Shah Arjuna Award Female
1965 Dinesh Khanna Arjuna Award Male
1967 Suresh Goel Arjuna Award Male
1969 Dipu Ghosh Arjuna Award Male
1970 Damayanti Tambay Arjuna Award Female
1971 Sobha Morthy Arjuna Award Female
1972 Prakash Padukone Arjuna Award Male
1974 Raman Ghosh Arjuna Award Male
1975 Devinder Ahuja Arjuna Award Male
1976 Ami Ghia Arjuna Award Female
1977–1978 Kanwal Thakar Singh Arjuna Award Female
1980–1981 Syed Modi Arjuna Award Male
1982 Madhumita Bisht Arjuna Award Female
1982 Partho Ganguli Arjuna Award Male
1999 Pullela Gopichand Arjuna Award Male
2000 George Thomas Arjuna Award Male
2004 Abhinn Shyam Gupta Arjuna Award Male
2005 Aparna Popat Arjuna Award Female
2006 Chetan Anand Arjuna Award Male
2007 Anup Sridhar Arjuna Award Male
2009 Saina Nehwal Arjuna Award Female
2011 Jwala Gutta Arjuna Award Female
2012 Parupalli Kashyap Arjuna Award Male
2012 Ashwini Ponnappa Arjuna Award Female
2013 P. V. Sindhu Arjuna Award Female
2014 Valiyaveetil Diju Arjuna Award Male
2015 Srikanth Kidambi Arjuna Award Male
2018 N. Sikki Reddy Arjuna Award Female
2019 B. Sai Praneeth Arjuna Award Male
2020 Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Arjuna Award Male
2020 Chirag Shetty Arjuna Award Male
2022 Lakshya Sen Arjuna Award Male
2022 Prannoy H. S. Arjuna Award Male
2020 Pradeep Shrikrishna Gandhe Dhyan Chand Award Male
2020 Trupti Murgunde Dhyan Chand Award Female
2017 G. S. S. V. Prasad + Dronacharya Award Male
2000 S. M. Arif Dronacharya Award Male
2009 Pullela Gopichand Dronacharya Award Male
2019 U. Vimal Kumar Dronacharya Award Male

References

  1. ^ a b c "List of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Awardees (1991–2018)" (PDF). Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (India). Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 July 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Revised Scheme of Arjuna Award" (PDF). Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (India). 7 September 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 December 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Scheme for Dronacharya Award For Outstanding Coaches In Sports And Games (Amended as on 3 February 2016)" (PDF). Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. 3 February 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 January 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Scheme for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award" (PDF). Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. 23 February 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 September 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Scheme for the Dhyan Chand Award for Lifetime Achievement in Sports and Games (Amended as on 3 February 2016)" (PDF). Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. 3 February 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 December 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2020.