On the special occasion of National Sports Day, Indian athletes will be honoured with prestigious awards for their achievement and bring glory to the nation. Former Indian hockey skipper Sardar Singh and Para-Olympics gold medalist will be conferred with the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna awards while cricketers Cheteshwar Pujara, Harmanpreet Kaur, Para-athletes Mariyappan and Varun Singh Bati are among 17 athletes who will be awarded the Arjuna awards today.
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Awards:
Devendra Jhajharia (Para Athlete)
Sardar Singh (Hockey)
Arjuna award
Archery
Jyothi Surekha Vennam
Athletics
Khushbir Kaur
Rajiv Arokia
Basketball
Prashanthi Singh
Boxing
Laishram Devendro Singh
Cricketers
Cheteshwar Pujara
Harmanpreet Kaur
Football
Oinam Bembem Devi
Golf
SSP Chawrasia
Hockey
SV Sunil
Kabaddi
Jasvir Singh
Shooting
Prakash Nanjappa
Table Tennis
Anthony Amalraj
Tennis
Saketh Myneni
Wrestling
Satyawart Kadian
Para-Athlete
Mariyappan
Varun Singh Bhati
Dronacharya Awards:
Coaches
Late Dr R. Gandhi (Athletics)
Heera Nand Kataria (Kabaddi)
G.S.S.V. Prasad (Badminton - Lifetime)
Brij Bhushan Mohanty (Boxing - Lifetime)
Mr P.A. Raphel (Hockey - Lifetime)
Sanjoy Chakraverthy (Shooting - Lifetime)
Mr Roshan Lal (Wrestling - Lifetime)
Athletes
Bhupender Singh (Athletics)
Syed Shahid Hakim (Football)
Sumarai Tete (Hockey)