National Sports Awards 2023: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, the Indian badminton duo, were honored with the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award in 2023, highlighting their outstanding contributions. Additionally, the renowned cricketer Mohammed Shami was recognized with the Arjuna Award in the same year. Below is the comprehensive roster of awardees for the National Sports Awards in 2023.
Mohammed Shami, Sheetal Devi, M Sreeshankar, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, and Chirat were among those honored at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on January 9, 2024, by President Droupadi Murmu, who presented them and several others with the National Sports Awards 2023.
Here’s the complete list of winners at the National Sports Awards 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 Mohammed Shami, Cricket
- Ms Pukhrambam Sushila Chanu, Hockey
- Shri Krishan Bahadur Pathak, Hockey
- Shri Mohameed Hussamuddin, Boxing
- Shri Anush Agarwalla, Equestrian
- Ms Divyakriti Singh, Equestrian Dressage
- Ms R Vaishali, Chess
- Ms Naorem Roshibina Devi, Wushu
- Ms Antim, Wrestling
- Shri Sunil Kumar, Wrestling
- Ms Ayhika Mukherjee, Table Tenis
- Shri Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu, Squash
- Shri Aishwarya Pratap Singh Tomar, Shooting
- Ms Esha Singh, Shooting
- Ms Diksha Dagar, Golf
- Ms Ritu Negi, Kabaddi
- Shri Pawan Kumar, Kabaddi
- Ms Nasreen, Kho-Kho
- Ms Pinki, Lawn Bowls
- Shri Illuri Ajay Kumar Reddy, Blind Cricket
- Ms Sheetal Devi, Para Archery
- Ms Prachi Yadav, Para Canoeing
Dronacharya Award 2023
Regular Category
- Shri Shivendra Singh, Hockey
- Shri Maheveer Prasad Saini, Para Athletics
- Shri Lalit Kumar, Wrestling
- Shri Ganesh Prabhakar Devrukhkar, Mallakhamb
- Shri R. B. Ramesh, Chess
Lifetime Category
- Shri Bhaskaran E, Kabaddi
- Shri Jayanta Kumar Pushilal, Table Tennis
- Shri Jashkirat Singh Grewal, Golf
Dhyan Chand Award for Lifetime Achievement in Sports and Games (2023)
- Ms Kavitha Selvaraj, Kabaddi
- Ms Manjusha Kanwar, Badminton
- Shri Vineet Kumar Sharma, Hockey
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
Ratnavali