National Sports Awards 2019 Sports has great impact on our lives. We all love sports boundless of age. To promote the sports in the country the National Sports Awards are being given to the sportsmen. The awards are mere incentives which motivate the players to perform excellent in the sports. Similarly, in our country, the National Sports Awards are bestowed everywhere. National Sports Awards are presented every year on August 29, Major Dhyan Chand's birthday, observed as the National Sports Day. Read the article on the National Sports Awards 2019. You can get to know the complete list of National Sports Awards 2019. National Sports Awards 2019 - List of Sportsperson Nominated • Deepa Malik is nominated for Khel Ratna • Ravindra Jadeja named for Arjuna award • Ace racer Gaurav Gill among 19 Arjuna awardees Deepa Malik will be the first female para-athlete to win the prestigious sports award of India. She will be joint recipient with wrestler Bajrang Punia. 1 | P a g e National Sports Awards 2019 - Complete List of Winners 1.Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna • Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna is named after former Prime Minister of India Rajiv Gandhi. • It was started in the year 1991-92. • Chess Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand was the first recipient of the award. • The latest winners of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award are Virat Kohli and Mirabai Chanu. • A medal, a citation and 7.5 lakh rupees are given to the winner of the award. Khel Ratna - Recipients of National Sports Awards 2019 1. Bajrang Punia (Wrestling) 2. Deepa Malik (Para-Athletics) 2.Arjuna Award • Arjuna Award was started from the year 1961. • This award is India’s second-highest sporting award after Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award. • Arjuna Award is honoured/nominated to the sportsperson for consistently outstanding performance for four years. • This award is conferred by the Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. • Arjuna Award has bronze statuette of Arjuna, a scroll and a monetary award of 5 lakh rupees. Arjuna Award - Recipients of National Sports Awards 2019 1. Tajinder Pal Singh Toor (Athletics) 2. Mohammed Anas Yahiya (Athletics) 3. S Bhaskaran (Body- Building) 4. Sonia Lather (Boxing) 5. Ravindra Jadeja (Cricket) 6. Chinglensana Singh Kangujam (Hockey) 7. Ajay Thakur (Kabaddi) 8. Gaurav Singh Gill (Motor Sports) 9. Pramod Bhagat (Para Sports-Badminton) 10. Anjum Moudgil (Shooting) 11. Harmeet Rajul Desai (Table Tennis) 12. Pooja Dhanda (Wrestling) 13. Fouaad Mirza (Equestrian) 14. Gurpreet Singh Sandhu (Football) 15. Poonam Yadav (Cricket) 16. Swapna Burman (Athletics) 17. Sundar Singh Gurjar (Para Sports-Athletics) 18. Bhamidipati Sai Praneeth (Badminton) 19. Simran Singh Shergill (Polo) 2 | P a g e 3.Dronacharya Awards • This award bestows honours to the contribution and role of instructors, trainers and coaches. • The aim is to motivate coaches and trainers to work with focus and train sportsmen/women in their success at the global sports events. Dronacharya Award - Recipients of National Sports Awards 2019 (Regular Category) 1. Vimal Kumar (Badminton) 2. Sandeep Gupta (Table Tennis) 3. Mohinder Singh Dhillon (Athletics) Dronacharya Award - Recipients of National Sports Awards 2019 (Lifetime Category) 1. Mezban Patel (Hockey) 2. Rambir Singh Khokar (Kabaddi) 3. Sanjay Bhardwaj (Cricket) 4.Dhyan Chand Award • Dhyan Chand Award is named after Dhyan Chand, an Indian field hockey player. • It is granted every year by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. Dhyan Chand Award - Recipients of National Sports Awards 2019 1. Manuel Fredricks (Hockey) 2. Arup Basak (Table Tennis) 3. Manoj Kumar (Wrestling) 4. Nitten Kirrtane (Tennis), C Lalremsanga (Archery) 3 | P a g e .