Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, Government of India announced the National Sports Awards 2024 on 02 January 2025.
National Sports Awards 2024 include Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Awards-2024; Dronacharya Awards-2024; Arjuna Awards-2024; Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar-2024; and Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy-2024.
The President of India will present the National Sports Awards 2024 on January 17, 2025 at a specially organised function at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi.
» This year, a total of 47 awards will be presented at the ceremony.
National Sports Awards 2024 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 2024
Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2024
| S. No. | Name of the Sportsperson | Discipline |
| 1 | Shri Gukesh D | Chess |
| 2 | Shri Harmanpreet Singh | Hockey |
| 3 | Shri Praveen Kumar | Para-Athletics |
| 4 | Ms. Manu Bhaker | Shooting |
Arjuna Awards for outstanding performance in Sports and Games 2024
| S. No. | Name of the Sportsperson | Discipline |
| 1 | Ms. Jyothi Yarraji | Athletics |
| 2 | Ms. Annu Rani | Athletics |
| 3 | Ms. Nitu | Boxing |
| 4 | Ms. Saweety | Boxing |
| 5 | Ms. Vantika Agrawal | Chess |
| 6 | Ms. Salima Tete | Hockey |
| 7 | Shri Abhishek | Hockey |
| 8 | Shri Sanjay | Hockey |
| 9 | Shri Jarmanpreet Singh | Hockey |
| 10 | Shri Sukhjeet Singh | Hockey |
| 11 | Shri Rakesh Kumar | Para-Archery |
| 12 | Ms. Preeti Pal | Para-Athletics |
| 13 | Ms. Jeevanji Deepthi | Para-Athletics |
| 14 | Shri Ajeet Singh | Para-Athletics |
| 15 | Shri Sachin Sarjerao Khilari | Para-Athletics |
| 16 | Shri Dharambir | Para-Athletics |
| 17 | Shri Pranav Soorma | Para-Athletics |
| 18 | Shri H Hokato Sema | Para-Athletics |
| 19 | Ms. Simran | Para-Athletics |
| 20 | Shri Navdeep | Para-Athletics |
| 21 | Shri Nitesh Kumar | Para-Badminton |
| 22 | Ms. Thulasimathi Murugesan | Para-Badminton |
| 23 | Ms. Nithya Sre Sumathy Sivan | Para-Badminton |
| 24 | Ms. Manisha Ramadass | Para-Badminton |
| 25 | Shri Kapil Parmar | Para-Judo |
| 26 | Ms. Mona Agarwal | Para-Shooting |
| 27 | Ms. Rubina Francis | Para-Shooting |
| 28 | Shri Swapnil Suresh Kusale | Shooting |
| 29 | Shri Sarabjot Singh | Shooting |
| 30 | Shri Abhay Singh | Squash |
| 31 | Shri Sajan Prakash | Swimming |
| 32 | Shri Aman | Wrestling |
Arjuna Awards (Lifetime) for outstanding performance in Sports and Games 2024
| S. No. | Name of the Sportsperson | Discipline |
| 1 | Shri Sucha Singh | Athletics |
| 2 | Shri Murlikant Rajaram Petkar | Para-Swimming |
Dronacharya Award for outstanding coaches in Sports and Games 2024
A. Regular Category:
| S. No. | Name of the Coach | Discipline |
| 1 | Shri Subhash Rana | Para-Shooting |
| 2 | Ms. Deepali Deshpande | Shooting |
| 3 | Shri Sandeep Sangwan | Hockey |
B. Lifetime Category:
| S. No. | Name of the Coach | Discipline |
| 1 | Shri S Muralidharan | Badminton |
| 2 | Shri Armando Agnelo Colaco | Football |
Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puraskar 2024
| S. No. | Name of the Entity |
| 1 | Physical Education Foundation of India |
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy 2024:
| S. No. | Name of University | Position |
| 1 | Chandigarh University | Overall winner University |
| 2 | Lovely Professional University, (PB) | 1st runner up University |
| 3 | Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar | 2nd runner up University |