National Sports Awards 2021: Sports and Adventure Awards 2021 and List of Winners

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National Sports Awards 2021- Relevance for UPSC Exam

GS Paper 2: Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to- Health, Education and Human Resources.

Recently, the President of India presented the National Sports award 2021 (also named as the Sports and Adventure Awards 2021) at a function held at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
- Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2021 were given to 12 Sportspersons
- 35 Sportspersons received Arjuna Awards for outstanding performance in Sports and Games 2021.

About: National Sports Awards are given by the ministry of sports every year to recognize and reward excellence in sports.
Selection Process: The Selection Committee headed by a former Judge of Supreme Court considers nominations received each year for National Sports Awards.
- Other members include members from eminent sportspersons and persons having experience in sports journalism & sports administrator etc.

National Sports Awards are given under the following six categories. They are-

Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Awards: It is given for the spectacular and most outstanding performance in the field of sports by a sportsperson over a period of the previous four years.
Dronacharya Awards: It is given to coaches for doing outstanding and meritorious work on a consistent basis and enabling sportspersons to excel in international events.
Arjuna Awards: It is given for good performance over the previous four years and shows qualities of leadership, sportsmanship, and a sense of discipline.
Dhyan Chand Awards: It is given to honour sportspersons who have contributed to sports by their performance and continue to promote sports events after their retirement.
Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar: It is given to corporate entities (both in the private and public sector), sports control boards, NGOs including sports bodies at the State and National level who have played a visible role in the area of sports promotion and development.
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy: Overall top performing university in inter-university tournaments is given Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy.

(ii) Arjuna Awards for outstanding performance in Sports and Games 2021

S. No.	Name of the Sportsperson	Discipline
1.	Arpinder Singh	Athletics
2.	Simranjit Kaur	Boxing
3.	Shikhar Dhawan	Cricket
4.	Bhavani Devi ChadalavadaAnandhaSundhararaman	Fencing
5.	Monika	Hockey
6.	Vandana Katariya	Hockey
7.	Sandeep Narwal	Kabaddi
8.	HimaniUttamParab	Mallakhamb
9.	Abhishek Verma	Shooting
10.	Ankita Raina	Tennis
11.	Deepak Punia	Wrestling
12.	Dilpreet Singh	Hockey
13.	Harman Preet Singh	Hockey
14.	Rupinder Pal Singh	Hockey
15.	Surender Kumar	Hockey
16.	Amit Rohidas	Hockey
17.	Birendra Lakra	Hockey
18.	Sumit	Hockey
19.	Nilakanta Sharma	Hockey
20.	Hardik Singh	Hockey
21.	Vivek Sagar Prasad	Hockey
22.	Gurjant Singh	Hockey
23.	Mandeep Singh	Hockey
24.	Shamsher Singh	Hockey
25.	Lalit Kumar Upadhyay	Hockey
26.	Varun Kumar	Hockey
27.	Simranjeet Singh	Hockey
28.	Yogesh Kathuniya	Para Athletics
29.	Nishad Kumar	Para Athletics
30.	Praveen Kumar	Para Athletics
31.	SuhashYathiraj	Para Badminton
32.	SinghrajAdhana	Para Shooting
33.	Bhavina Patel	Para Table Tennis
34.	Harvinder Singh	Para Archery
35.	Sharad Kumar	Para Athletics

(iii) Dronacharya Award for outstanding coaches in Sports and Games 2021

(iv) Dhyan Chand Award for Lifetime achievement in Sports and Games 2021

(v) Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar 2021

S. No.	Category	Entity recommended for Rashtriya Khel ProtsahanPuraskar, 2021
1.	Identification and Nurturing of Budding and Young Talent	Manav Rachna Educational Institution
2.	Encouragement to sports through Corporate Social Responsibility	Indian Oil Corporation Limited

(vi) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy 2021: Panjab University – Chandigarh