Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award Winners List 2023

Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award is presented to those sportspersons who have excelled in their sports over a period of four years. Check Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2023 Winners List below.

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Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2023

The Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award for 2023 has yet to be officially announced. This prestigious award is the most esteemed sporting honor in India, and it is given on an annual basis to acknowledge remarkable accomplishments and excellence in the field of sports. Each year, a selection committee reviews the performances and accomplishments of athletes across various sports disciplines to determine the recipient(s) of the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award. The award is usually announced and presented on National Sports Day, which is celebrated on 29th August every year in India.

Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award

The Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award, bestowed by the Indian government through the Department of Sport, is an annual recognition presented to outstanding athletes who have demonstrated exceptional performance in their respective sports over a four-year period. This prestigious award, administered by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, carries a substantial cash prize of Rs 25 lakh. It stands as the pinnacle of achievement in the realm of sports, a coveted honor that every athlete aspires to attain during their career.

Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2022

Last year, the President of India, Mr. Ram Nath Kovind presented 12 athletes with the coveted Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award for their contributions to India’s glory. The award was first introduced in the year 1991-1992 and the first recipient was Chess legend Viswanathan Anand.

Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2022 Winner List

Youth Affairs and Sports Ministry announced the National Sports Awards 2022. The awardees had received their awards from the President of India at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Table tennis legend Achanta Sharath Kamal received the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award, the country’s highest sporting honour, from President Droupadi Murmu on November 30 at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi.

List of Awardees

Table tennis legend Achanta Sharath Kamal received the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award, the country’s highest sporting honour, from President Droupadi Murmu on November 30 at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi.

We have provided you with the list of all the important awards along with the awardees

Name of Award	Name of Awardee
Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2022	Achanta Sharath Kamal.
Arjuna Awards for outstanding performance in Sports and Games 2022	Seema Punia (Athletics), Eldhose Paul (Athletics), Avinash Mukund Sable (Athletics), Lakshya Sen (Badminton), HS Prannoy (Badminton), Amit (Boxing), Nikhat Zareen (Boxing), Bhakti Pradip Kulkarni (Chess), R Praggnanandhaa (Chess), Deep Grace Ekka (Hockey), Shushila Devi (Judo), Sakshi Kumari (Kabaddi), Nayan Moni Saikia (Lawn Bowl), Sagar Kailas Ovhalkar (Mallakhamb), Elavenil Valarivan (Shooting), Omprakash Mitharval (Shooting), Sreeja Akula (Table Tennis), Vikas Thakur (Weightlifting), Anshu (Wrestling), Sarita (Wrestling), Parveen (Wushu), Manasi Girishchandra Joshi (Para Badminton), Tarun Dhillon (Para Badminton), Swapnil Sanjay Patil (Para Swimming), Jerlin Anika J (Deaf Badminton).
Dronacharya Award for outstanding coaches in Sports and Games 2022 Regular Category	Jiwanjot Singh Teja (Archery), Mohammad Ali Qamar (Boxing), Suma Siddharth Shirur (Para Shooting), Sujeet Maan (Wrestling).
Lifetime Category	Dinesh Jawahar Lad (Cricket), Bimal Prafulla Ghosh (Football), Raj Singh (Wrestling).
Dhyan Chand Award for Lifetime Achievement in Sports and Games 2022	Ashwini Akkunji C (Athletics), Dharamvir Singh (Hockey), BC Suresh (Kabaddi), Nir Bahadur Gurung (Para Athletics).
Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar 2022	TransStadia Enterprises Private Limited, Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, Ladakh Ski & Snowboard Association.
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy 2022	Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar.

Who was Major Dhyan Chand?

Major Dhyan Chand, renowned as “The Wizard” of field hockey, was an exceptionally skilled player who represented India in international hockey from 1926 to 1949, amassing an impressive tally of over 400 goals.

Hailing from Allahabad, Dhyan Chand was a vital part of the Olympic gold-winning teams in 1928, 1932, and 1936.
Besides the Khel Ratna Award, the Dhyan Chand Award is the highest recognition in India for a lifetime of sports achievements, established in 2002. On the 29th of August every year, India observes National Sports Day in honor of Major Dhyan Chand, who was born on that date in 1905.
Starting from August 6, 2021, this award was renamed in honor of Major Dhyan Chand (1905–79), an iconic Indian field hockey player celebrated as one of the greatest in the sport’s history, having netted over 1000 goals during a remarkable 20-year career spanning from 1926 to 1948.

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