The National Sports Awards is the collective name given to the six sports awards of Republic of India. It is awarded annually by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. They are presented by the President of India in the same ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan usually on 29 August each year along with the national adventure award. , a total of fifty-nine individuals have been awarded the various National Sports Awards in shooting. The four awards presented in shooting are Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna, Arjuna Award, Dhyan Chand Award and Dronacharya Award.
First presented in the year 1961, a total of forty-eight individuals have been honoured with the Arjuna Award in shooting for their "good performance at the international level" over the period of last four years, with one individual being awarded for their lifetime contribution. First presented in the year 2001, a total of three coaches have been honoured with the Dronacharya Award in shooting for their "outstanding work on a consistent basis and enabling sportspersons to excel in international events" over the period of last four years, with one coach being awarded in the lifetime contribution category. First presented in the year 2001, a total of eight sportspersons have been honoured with the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, the highest sporting honour of India, in shooting for their "most outstanding performance at the international level" over the period of last four years.
Recipients + Key
+ List of National Sports award recipients, showing the year, award and gender Year Recipient Award Gender2001 Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Male2002 Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Female2004 Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Male2006 Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Male2011 Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Male2012 Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Male2013 Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Male2016 Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Male2024 Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Female1961 Arjuna Award Male1968 Arjuna Award Female1969 Arjuna Award Female1971 Arjuna Award Male1972 Arjuna Award Male1978–1979 Arjuna Award Male1981 Arjuna Award Male1983 Arjuna Award Male1985 Arjuna Award Female1985 Arjuna Award Male1986 Arjuna Award Male1993 Arjuna Award Male1994 Arjuna Award Male1996 Arjuna Award Male1997 Arjuna Award Male1997 Arjuna Award Female1998 Arjuna Award Male1998 Arjuna Award Female1999 Arjuna Award Male2000 Arjuna Award Female2000 Arjuna Award Male2000 Arjuna Award Male2001 Arjuna Award Male2002 Arjuna Award Female2002 Arjuna Award Male2003 Arjuna Award Male2004 Arjuna Award Female2005 Arjuna Award Male2006 Arjuna Award Male2007 Arjuna Award Female2009 Arjuna Award Male2010 Arjuna Award Male2011 Arjuna Award Female2012 Arjuna Award Male2012 Arjuna Award Female2012 Arjuna Award Male2013 Arjuna Award Female2014 Arjuna Award Female2015 Arjuna Award Male2016 Arjuna Award Female2016 Arjuna Award Male2017 Arjuna Award Male2018 Arjuna Award Male2018 Arjuna Award Female2018 Arjuna Award Female2019 Arjuna Award Female2020 Arjuna Award Female2020 Arjuna Award Male2021 Arjuna Award Male2022 Arjuna Award Female2022 Arjuna Award Male2023 Arjuna Award Male2023 Arjuna Award Female2024 Arjuna Award Male2024 Arjuna Award Male2017 Dronacharya Award Male2001 Dronacharya Award Male2020 Dronacharya Award Male2024 Dronacharya Award Female
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