National Sports Awards 2023 Winners List - Current Affairs

National Sports Awards 2023: The National Sports Awards are given annually to honor and promote sports excellence. Every year, the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports bestows this honor. National Sports Awards are presented by the Indian President at Rashtrapati Bhavan. The President of India will present the awards to the recipients on January 9, 2024, at a specially scheduled event at Rashtrapati Bhavan.

Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2023 Winners List

Sr. No.	Sportsperson Name	Game
1.	Shri Rankireddy Satwik Sai Raj	Badminton
2.	Shri Chirag Chandrashekhar Shetty	Badminton

The Award was given to both athletes who had similar achievements in terms of team performance.

Arjuna Awards 2023 Winners List

S. No.	Name of the sportsperson	Game
1.	Sh. Ojas Pravin Deotale	Archery
2.	Ms. Aditi Gopichand Swami	Archery
3.	Sh. Sreeshankar M	Athletics
4.	Ms. Parul Chaudhary	Athletics
5.	Sh. Mohammed Hussamuddin	Boxing
6.	Ms R Vaishali	Chess
7.	Sh. Mohammed Shami	Cricket
8.	Ms. Divyakriti Singh	Equestrian
9.	Ms. Divyakriti Singh	Equestrian Dressage
10.	Ms. Diksha Dagar	Golf
11.	Sh. Krishan Bahadur Pathak	Hockey
12.	Ms. Pukhrambam Sushila Chanu	Hockey
13.	Sh. Pawan Kumar	Kabaddi
14.	Ms. Ritu Negi	Kabaddi
15.	Ms. Nasreen	Kho-Kho
16.	Ms. Pinki	Lawn Bowls
17.	Sh. Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar	Shooting
18.	Ms. Esha Singh	Shooting
19.	Sh. Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu	Squash
20.	Ms. Ayhika Mukherjee	Table Tennis
21.	Sh. Sunil Kumar	Wrestling
22.	Ms. Antim	Wrestling
23.	Ms. Naorem Roshibina Devi	Wushu
24.	Ms. Sheetal Devi	Para Archery
25.	Sh. Illuri Ajay Kumar Reddy	Blind Cricket
26.	Ms. Prachi Yadav	Para Canoeing

Dronacharya Award 2023 Winners List

a) Regular Category

S. No.	Name of the Coach	Game
1.	Sh. Mahaveer Prasad Saini	Para Athletics
2.	Sh. R. B. Ramesh	Chess
3.	Sh. Ganesh Prabhakar Devrukhkar	Mallakhamb
4.	Sh. Shivendra Singh	Hockey
5.	Sh. Lalit Kumar	Wrestling

b) Lifetime Category

S.No.	Name of the Coach	Game
1.	Sh. Jaskirat Singh Grewal	Golf
2.	Sh. Jayanta Kumar Pushilal	Table Tennis
3.	Sh. Bhaskaran E	Kabaddi

Dhyan Chand Award for Lifetime Achievement 2023 Winners List

S. No.	Name of the sportsperson	Game
1.	Sh. Vineet Kumar Sharma	Hockey
2.	Ms. Manjusha Kanwar	Badminton
3.	Ms. Kavitha Selvaraj	Kabaddi

Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy 2023

Sr. No.	Name Of The Institute	Achievement
1.	Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar	Overall winner university
2.	Lovely Professional University, Punjab	1st runner-up University
3.	Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra	2^nd runner-up University

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Question 1: Which ministry announces the National Sports Awards 2023?

Answer: Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports.

Question 2: The Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2023 will be given to how many people??

Answer: 2.

Question 3: How many players were awarded with the Arjuna Awards 2023?

Answer: 26.

Question 4: What is the MAKA Trophy in the National Sports Awards 2023?

Answer: Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy.

National Sports Awards 2023 Winners List – Current Affairs