Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports announced the National Sports Awards 2022. The awardees will receive their awards from the President of India at a specially organized function at Rashtrapati Bhavan on 30th November, 2022. Based on the recommendations of the Committee and after due scrutiny, Government has decided to confer awards upon the following sportspersons, coaches and entities.
This year, for the first time, applications were invited only online and sportspersons/coaches/entities were permitted to self-apply through a dedicated portal. A large number of nominations were received for these awards this year, which were considered by the Selection Committee headed by Justice A. M. Khanwilkar, Retd. Judge, Supreme Court of India and consisting members from eminent sportspersons, persons having experience in sports journalism and sports administrators.
S. No. | Name of the sportsperson | Discipline |
1. | Shri Sharath Kamal Achanta | Table Tennis |
S. No. | Name of the sportsperson | Discipline |
1. | Ms Seema Punia | Athletics |
2. | Shri Eldhose Paul | Athletics |
3. | Shri Avinash Mukund Sable | Athletics |
4. | Shri Lakshya Sen | Badminton |
5. | Shri Prannoy HS | Badminton |
6. | Shri Amit | Boxing |
7. | Ms Nikhat Zareen | Boxing |
8. | Ms Bhakti Pradip Kulkarni | Chess |
9. | Shri R Praggnanandhaa | Chess |
10. | Ms Deep Grace Ekka | Hockey |
11. | Ms Shushila Devi | Judo |
12. | Ms Sakshi Kumari | Kabaddi |
13. | Ms Nayan Moni Saikia | Lawn Bowl |
14. | Shri Sagar Kailas Ovhalkar | Mallakhamb |
15. | Ms ElavenilValarivan | Shooting |
16. | Shri Omprakash Mitharval | Shooting |
17. | Ms Sreeja Akula | Table Tennis |
18. | Shri Vikas Thakur | Weightlifting |
19. | Ms Anshu | Wrestling |
20. | Ms Sarita | Wrestling |
21. | Shri Parveen | Wushu |
22. | Ms Manasi Girishchandra Joshi | Para Badminton |
23. | Shri Tarun Dhillon | Para Badminton |
24. | Shri Swapnil Sanjay Patil | Para Swimming |
25. | Ms Jerlin Anika J | Deaf Badminton |
A. Regular Category:
S. No. | Name of the Coach (S/Shri/Ms) | Discipline |
1. | Shri Jiwanjot Singh Teja | Archery |
2. | Shri Mohammad Ali Qamar | Boxing |
3. | Ms Suma Siddharth Shirur | Para Shooting |
4. | Shri Sujeet Maan | Wrestling |
B. Lifetime Category:
S.No. | Name of the Coach (S/Shri/Ms) | Discipline |
1. | Shri Dinesh Jawahar Lad | Cricket |
2. | Shri Bimal Prafulla Ghosh | Football |
3. | Shri Raj Singh | Wrestling |
S. No. | Name of the sportsperson | Discipline |
1. | Ms Ashwini Akkunji C. | Athletics |
2. | Shri Dharamvir Singh | Hockey |
3. | Shri B.C Suresh | Kabaddi |
4. | Shri Nir Bahadur Gurung | Para Athletics |
S. No. | Category | Entity recommended for RashtriyaKhel Protsahan Puruskar, 2022 |
1. | Identification and Nurturing of Budding and Young Talent | TransStadia Enterprises Private Limited
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2. | Encouragement to sports through Corporate Social Responsibility | Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology |
3. | Sports for Development
| Ladakh Ski & Snowboard Association |
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