This post lists all five National Sports and Adventure Awards Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports announced the National Sports Awards 2022.
On November 30, 2022, the winners will be presented with their accolades by the President of India at a specially prepared ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
These awards are given out on a yearly basis to recognize and honor athletic accomplishments. The following categories are included in the National Sports Awards 2022:
- Arjuna Award
- Dronacharya Award
- Dhyan Chand Award
- Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar
- Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award &
- Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy.
For the first time this year, applications were exclusively accepted online, and athletes/coaches/entities were able to self-apply through a dedicated portal.
The winners were chosen from among the many nominations submitted for these prizes by the Selection Committee, which was chaired by Justice A. M. Khanwilkar, a retired Judge Supreme Court of India, and included members of prominent athletes, sports journalists, and sports administrators.
The upcoming Kerala PSC exams may include one or two questions from the National Sports Awards 2022. As a result, we hope that this material would be useful to Kerala PSC aspirants during their next PSC exams including the degree prelims.
National Sports Awards 2022
The below tables list all the National Sports Awards Winners of the year 2022.
1. List of Dronacharya Awards Winners 2022
The 'Dronacharya Award for Great Coaches in Sports and Games' is granted to coaches who consistently undertake outstanding and meritorious work and enable athletes to thrive in international competitions.
In 2022, three athletes earned the Dronacharya Award in the Lifetime Achievement category, while four athletes received the Dronacharya Award in the Regular category.
Lifetime Achievement Award
| Name | Discipline |
|---|---|
| Raj Singh | Wrestling |
| Dinesh Jawahar Lad | Cricket |
| Bimal Prafulla Ghosh | Football |
Regular Awards
| Name | Discipline |
|---|---|
| Sujeet Maan | Wrestling |
| Jiwanjot Singh Teja | Archery |
| Mohammad Ali Qamar | Boxing |
| Suma Siddharth Shirur | Para Shooting |
2. Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2022
The 'Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award' is awarded to a sportsperson for their remarkable and excellent accomplishment in sports during the past four years.
- Sharath Kamal Achanta (Table Tennis)
3. List of Arjuna Awards Winners 2022
This year, 25 athletes earned the Arjuna award for outstanding achievement in Sports and Games during the preceding four years, as well as for demonstrating traits of leadership, sportsmanship, and discipline.
| Discipline | Name |
|---|---|
| Athletics | Seema Punia |
| Eldhose Paul* | |
| Avinash Mukund Sable | |
| Badminton | Lakshya Sen |
| Prannoy HS* | |
| Boxing | Amit |
| Nikhat Zareen | |
| Chess | Bhakti Pradip Kulkarni |
| R Praggnanandhaa | |
| Hockey | Deep Grace Ekka |
| Judo | Shushila Devi |
| Kabaddi | Sakshi Kumari |
| Lawn Bowl | Nayan Moni Saikia |
| Mallakhamb | Sagar Kailas Ovhalkar |
| Shooting | Elavenil Valarivan |
| Omprakash Mitharval | |
| Table Tennis | Sreeja Akula |
| Weightlifting | Vikas Thakur |
| Wrestling | Anshu |
| Sarita | |
| Wushu | Parveen |
| Para-Badminton | Manasi Girishchandra Joshi |
| Tarun Dhillon | |
| Para Swimming | Swapnil Sanjay Patil |
| Deaf Badminton | Jerlin Anika J |
* Malayalees who received Arjuna Award 2022 – Eldhose Paul & Prannoy HS.
4. Dhyan Chand Award 2022
The 'Dhyan Chand Award for Lifetime Achievement in Sports and Games' is granted to athletes who have contributed to sports through their performance and who continue to contribute to the promotion of sports events after they retire.
| Name | Discipline |
|---|---|
| B.C. Suresh | Kabaddi |
| Dharamvir Singh | Hockey |
| Ashwini Akkunji C. | Athletics |
| Nir Bahadur Gurung | Para Athletics |
5. Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar 2022
The 'Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar' is awarded to corporate companies (both private and public sector), Sports Control Boards, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and sports bodies at the state and national levels that have played a visible role in sports promotion and development.
| Institution | Category |
|---|---|
| Ladakh Ski & Snowboard Association | Sports for Development |
| TransStadia Enterprises Pvt. Ltd. | Identification & Nurturing of Budding and Young Talent |
| Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology | Encouragement of sports through Corporate Social Responsibility |
6. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy 2022
The Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy is awarded to the university with the best overall performance in inter-university events.
- First Awarded in – 1956.
- Cash Prize – ₹15 lakh.
- 2022 Winner – Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar.
Also Refer: National Sports Awards 2021
📝SideNotes:
- Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports – Anurag Thakur.
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