List of National Sports Award recipients in shooting

National Sports Awards in Shooting
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 awarded59
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 fifty-nine individuals have been awarded the various National Sports Awards in shooting. The four awards presented in shooting are Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna, Arjuna Award, Dhyan Chand Award and Dronacharya Award.[1]

First presented in the year 1961, a total of forty-eight individuals have been honoured with the Arjuna Award in shooting for their "good performance at the international level" over the period of last four years, with one individual being awarded for their lifetime contribution.[2] First presented in the year 2001, a total of three coaches have been honoured with the Dronacharya Award in shooting 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 2001, a total of eight sportspersons have been honoured with the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, the highest sporting honour of India, in shooting for their "most outstanding performance at the international level" over the period of last four years.[4][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
2001 Abhinav Bindra Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Male
2002 Anjali Bhagwat Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Female
2004 Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Male
2006 Manavjit Singh Sandhu Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Male
2011 Gagan Narang Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Male
2012 Vijay Kumar Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Male
2013 Ronjan Sodhi Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Male
2016 Jitu Rai Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Male
1961 Karni Singh Arjuna Award Male
1968 Rajyashree Kumari Arjuna Award Female
1969 Bhuvaneshwari Kumari Arjuna Award Female
1971 Bhim Singh Arjuna Award Male
1972 Udayan Chinubhai Arjuna Award Male
1978–1979 Randhir Singh Arjuna Award Male
1981 S. P. Chauhan Arjuna Award Male
1983 Mohinder Lal Arjuna Award Male
1985 Soma Dutta Arjuna Award Female
1985 A. J. Pandit Arjuna Award Male
1986 Bhagirath Samai Arjuna Award Male
1993 Mansher Singh Arjuna Award Male
1994 Jaspal Rana Arjuna Award Male
1996 Moraad Ali Khan Arjuna Award Male
1997 Satendra Kumar Arjuna Award Male
1997 Shilpi Singh Arjuna Award Female
1998 Manavjit Singh Sandhu Arjuna Award Male
1998 Roopa Unnikrishnan Arjuna Award Female
1999 Vivek Singh Arjuna Award Male
2000 Anjali Bhagwat Arjuna Award Female
2000 Abhinav Bindra Arjuna Award Male
2000 Gurbir Singh Sandhu + Arjuna Award Male
2001 Samaresh Jung Arjuna Award Male
2002 Suma Shirur Arjuna Award Female
2002 Anwer Sultan Arjuna Award Male
2003 Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore Arjuna Award Male
2004 Deepali Deshpande Arjuna Award Female
2005 Gagan Narang Arjuna Award Male
2006 Vijay Kumar Arjuna Award Male
2007 Avneet Sidhu Arjuna Award Female
2009 Ronjan Sodhi Arjuna Award Male
2010 Sanjeev Rajput Arjuna Award Male
2011 Tejaswini Sawant Arjuna Award Female
2012 Joydeep Karmakar Arjuna Award Male
2012 Annu Raj Singh Arjuna Award Female
2012 Omkar Singh Arjuna Award Male
2013 Rajkumari Rathore Arjuna Award Female
2014 Heena Sidhu Arjuna Award Female
2015 Jitu Rai Arjuna Award Male
2016 Apurvi Chandela Arjuna Award Female
2016 Gurpreet Singh Arjuna Award Male
2017 Prakash Nanjappa Arjuna Award Male
2018 Ankur Mittal Arjuna Award Male
2018 Rahi Sarnobat Arjuna Award Female
2018 Shreyasi Singh Arjuna Award Female
2019 Anjum Moudgil Arjuna Award Female
2020 Manu Bhaker Arjuna Award Female
2020 Saurabh Chaudhary Arjuna Award Male
2021 Abhishek Verma Arjuna Award Male
2022 Elavenil Valarivan Arjuna Award Female
2022 Om Prakash Mitharval Arjuna Award Male
2017 Sanjoy Chakraverty + Dronacharya Award Male
2001 Sunny Thomas Dronacharya Award Male
2020 Jaspal Rana 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.