Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports announced the National Sports Awards 2023 (National Sports and Adventure Awards 2023) on 20 December 2023.
National Sports and Adventure Awards 2023 include Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Awards-2023; Dronacharya Awards-2023; Arjuna Awards-2023; Dhyan Chand Awards-2023; Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Awards-2022; Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar-2023; and Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy-2023.
The President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu presented the National Sports and Adventure Awards 2023 (also known as National Sports Awards 2023) at a function held at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on January 9, 2024.
» This year, total 48 Awards have been presented in the National Sports and Adventure Awards, 2023.
The National Sports Awards 2023 (Sports and Adventure Awards 2023) have been given in the following categories:
About National Sports Awards:
- National Sports Awards are given every year to recognize and reward excellence in sports.
Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award:
‘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:
‘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.
Dronacharya Award:
‘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.
Dhyan Chand Award:
‘Dhyan Chand Award for Lifetime achievement in Sports and Games’ is given to honour sportspersons who have contributed to sports by their performance and who continue to contribute to promotion of sports event after their retirement.
Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar:
‘Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar’ is given to corporate entities (both in private and public sector), Sports Control Boards, NGOs, including sports bodies at the State and National level, who have played a visible role in the area of sports promotion and development.
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy:
The overall top performing university in inter-university tournaments is given the Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy.
Winners of National Sports Awards 2023
Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2023
| S. No. | Name of the sportsperson | Discipline |
| 1 | Shri Chirag Chandrashekhar Shetty | Badminton |
| 2 | Shri Rankireddy Satwik Sai Raj | Badminton |
» The Award has been conferred to both sportspersons having similar achievements on account of Team performance.
Arjuna Awards for outstanding performance in Sports and Games 2023
| S. No. | Name of the sportsperson | Discipline |
| 1 | Shri Ojas Pravin Deotale | Archery |
| 2 | Ms Aditi Gopichand Swami | Archery |
| 3 | Shri Sreeshankar M | Athletics |
| 4 | Ms Parul Chaudhary | Athletics |
| 5 | Shri Mohameed Hussamuddin | Boxing |
| 6 | Ms R Vaishali | Chess |
| 7 | Shri Mohammed Shami | Cricket |
| 8 | Shri Anush Agarwalla | Equestrian |
| 9 | Ms Divyakriti Singh | Equestrian Dressage |
| 10 | Ms Diksha Dagar | Golf |
| 11 | Shri Krishan Bahadur Pathak | Hockey |
| 12 | Ms Pukhrambam Sushila Chanu | Hockey |
| 13 | Shri Pawan Kumar | Kabaddi |
| 14 | Ms Ritu Negi | Kabaddi |
| 15 | Ms Nasreen | Kho-Kho |
| 16 | Ms Pinki | Lawn Bowls |
| 17 | Shri Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar | Shooting |
| 18 | Ms Esha Singh | Shooting |
| 19 | Shri Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu | Squash |
| 20 | Ms Ayhika Mukherjee | Table Tennis |
| 21 | Shri Sunil Kumar | Wrestling |
| 22 | Ms Antim | Wrestling |
| 23 | Ms Naorem Roshibina Devi | Wushu |
| 24 | Ms Sheetal Devi | Para Archery |
| 25 | Shri Illuri Ajay Kumar Reddy | Blind Cricket |
| 26 | Ms Prachi Yadav | Para Canoeing |
Dronacharya Award for outstanding coaches in Sports and Games 2023
Regular Category:
| S. No. | Name of the Coach | Discipline |
| 1 | Shri Lalit Kumar | Wrestling |
| 2 | Shri R. B. Ramesh | Chess |
| 3 | Shri Mahaveer Prasad Saini | Para Athletics |
| 4 | Shri Shivendra Singh | Hockey |
| 5 | Shri Ganesh Prabhakar Devrukhkar | Mallakhamb |
Lifetime Category:
| S. No. | Name of the Coach | Discipline |
| 1 | Shri Jaskirat Singh Grewal | Golf |
| 2 | Shri Bhaskaran E | Kabaddi |
| 3 | Shri Jayanta Kumar Pushilal | Table Tennis |
Dhyan Chand Award for Lifetime achievement in Sports and Games 2023
| S. No. | Name of the sportsperson | Discipline |
| 1 | Ms Manjusha Kanwar | Badminton |
| 2 | Shri Vineet Kumar Sharma | Hockey |
| 3 | Ms Kavitha Selvaraj | Kabaddi |
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy 2023
| S. No. | Name | Position |
| 1 | Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar | Overall winner university |
| 2 | Lovely Professional University, Punjab | 1st runner up University |
| 3 | Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra | 2nd runner up University |
Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar 2023
| S. No. | Category | Entity awarded for Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar 2023 |
| 1 | Identification and nurturing of budding / young talent | Jain Deemed to be University, Bengaluru |
| 2 | Encouragement to sports through Corporate Social Responsibility | Odisha Mining Corporate Limited |
Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Awards for the year 2022
The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India announced the National Adventure Awards called “Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award” (TNNAA) for the year 2022.
About Award:
- Instituted in 1993-1994, the National Adventure Awards now known as the Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award was presented for the year 1994 in 1995.
- The award is given in four categories namely, Land Adventure, Water Adventure, Air Adventure and Life Time Achievement.
- Awardees received statuettes, certificates and award money of Rs 15 lakh each.
- Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Awards are given every year to recognize the achievements of persons in the fields of adventure, to encourage young people to develop the spirit of endurance, risk–taking, cooperative teamwork and quick, ready and effective reflexes in challenging situations and to provide incentive to the young people for getting exposed to the adventure activities.
| S. No. | Name | Category |
| 1 | Late Ms Savita Kanswal | Land Adventure |
| 2 | Shri Tulsi Chaitanya Mothukuri | Water Adventure |
| 3 | Shri Anshu Kumar Tiwari | Air Adventure |
| 4 | Shri Parveen Singh | Life Time Achievement |
» Master Warrant Officer Shri Anshu Kumar Tiwari of Gopalganj, Bihar has been awarded the Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award 2022 for Air Adventure.