The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has announced the recipients of the National Sports Awards 2024.

Shooter Manu Bhaker, chess prodigy D Gukesh, hockey star Harmanpreet Singh, and para-athlete Praveen Kumar will be honored with the prestigious Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award.

The awards, celebrating exceptional contributions to Indian sports, will be presented by the President of India on January 17, 2025, at Rashtrapati Bhavan in a ceremony starting at 11 a.m.

Arjuna Awards for Outstanding Performance in Sports and Games 2024

Ms. Jyothi Yarraji, Ms. Annu Rani, Ms. Nitu, Ms. Saweety, Ms. Vantika Agrawal, Ms. Salima Tete, Shri Abhishek, Shri Sanjay, Shri Jarmanpreet Singh, Shri Sukhjeet Singh, Shri Rakesh Kumar, Ms. Preeti Pal, Ms. Jeevanji Deepthi, Shri Ajeet Singh, Shri Sachin Sarjerao Khilari, Shri Dharambir, Shri Pranav Soorma, Shri H Hokato Sema, Ms. Simran, Shri Navdeep, 
Shri Nitesh Kumar, Ms. Thulasimathi Murugesan, Ms. Nithya Sre Sumathy Sivan,Ms. Manisha Ramadass, Shri Kapil Parmar, Ms. Mona Agarwal, Ms. Rubina Francis, Shri Swapnil Suresh Kusale, Shri Sarabjot Singh, , Shri Abhay Singh, Shri Sajan Prakash, Shri Aman.

Arjuna Awards (Lifetime) for Outstanding Performance in Sports and Games 2024

Shri Sucha Singh, Shri Murlikant Rajaram Petkar, 

Dronacharya Award for Outstanding Coaches in Sports and Games 2024

Regular Category
Shri Subhash Rana - Para-Shooting
Ms. Deepali Deshpande - Shooting
Shri Sandeep Sangwan - Hockey

Lifetime Category

Shri S Muralidharan - Badminton
Shri Armando Agnelo Colaco - Football

Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puraskar 2024
Physical Education Foundation of India