The National Sports Awards for the year 2021 were announced by the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports. President of India Shri Ramnath Kovind will felicitate the awardees on November 13, 2021. The National Sports Awards are given every year to recognize and reward excellence in sports. Given below is the list of selected sportsperson who will receive these awards this year.
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| Name of the Sportsperson | Discipline |
| Neeraj Chopra | Athletics |
| Ravi Kumar | Wrestling |
| Lovlina Borgohain | Boxing |
| Sreejesh P.R | Hockey |
| Avani Lekhara | Para Shooting |
| Sumit Antil | Para Athletics |
| Pramod Bhagat | Para-Badminton |
| Krishna Nagar | Para-Badminton |
| Manish Narwal | Para Shooting |
| Mithali Raj | Cricket |
| Sunil Chhetri | Football |
| Manpreet Singh | Hockey |
| Name of the Sportsperson | Discipline |
| Arpinder Singh | Athletics |
| SimranjitKaur | Boxing |
| Shikhar Dhawan | Cricket |
| Bhavani Devi Chadalavada Anandha Sundhararaman | Fencing |
| Monika | Hockey |
| VandanaKatariya | Hockey |
| SandeepNarwal | Kabaddi |
| HimaniUttamParab | Mallakhamb |
| Abhishek Verma | Shooting |
| Ankita Raina | Tennis |
| Deepak Punia | Wrestling |
| Dilpreet Singh | Hockey |
| Harman Preet Singh | Hockey |
| Rupinder Pal Singh | Hockey |
| Surender Kumar | Hockey |
| AmitRohidas | Hockey |
| BirendraLakra | Hockey |
| Sumit | Hockey |
| Nilakanta Sharma | Hockey |
| Hardik Singh | Hockey |
| Vivek Sagar Prasad | Hockey |
| Gurjant Singh | Hockey |
| Mandeep Singh | Hockey |
| Shamsher Singh | Hockey |
| Lalit Kumar Upadhyay | Hockey |
| Varun Kumar | Hockey |
| Simranjeet Singh | Hockey |
| YogeshKathuniya | Para Athletics |
| Nishad Kumar | Para Athletics |
| Praveen Kumar | Para Athletics |
| SuhashYathiraj | Para-Badminton |
| SinghrajAdhana | Para Shooting |
| Bhavina Patel | Para Table Tennis |
| Harvinder Singh | Para Archery |
| Sharad Kumar | Para Athletics |
| Name of the Coach | Discipline |
| T. P. Ouseph | Athletics |
| SarkarTalwar | Cricket |
| Sarpal Singh | Hockey |
| Ashan Kumar | Kabaddi |
| Tapan Kumar Panigrahi | Swimming |
| Name of the Coach | Discipline |
| Radhakrishnan Nair P | Athletics |
| SandhyaGurung | Boxing |
| PritamSiwach | Hockey |
| Jai PrakashNautiyal | Para Shooting |
| Subramanian Raman | Table Tennis |
| Name | Discipline |
| Lekha K.C. | Boxing |
| AbhijeetKunte | Chess |
| Davinder Singh Garcha | Hockey |
| Vikas Kumar | Kabaddi |
| Sajjan Singh | Wrestling |
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| Identification and Nurturing of Budding and Young Talent | ManavRachna Educational Institution |
| Encouragement to sports through Corporate Social Responsibility | Indian Oil Corporation Limited |
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