New Delhi/UNI: Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2023 will be given to badminton stars Chirag Chandrashekhar Shetty and Rankireddy Satwik Sai Raj.

This was disclosed by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports while announcing the National Sports Awards 2023 here on Wednesday.

The Award has been conferred to both sportspersons having similar achievements on account of team performance.

As many as 26 sportspersons, including India pacer Mohammad Shami, will receive Arjuna Awards for outstanding performance in Sports and Games 2023.

The awardees will receive their awards from the President of India Droupadi Murmu at a specially organized function at Rashtrapati Bhavan on 9 January 2024.

Based on the recommendations of the committee and after due scrutiny, the Centre has decided to confer awards upon the sportspersons, coaches and entities.

The National Sports Awards are given every year to recognise and reward excellence in sports.

Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award is given for the spectacular and most outstanding performance in the field of sports by a sportsperson over the previous four years.

Arjuna Award for outstanding performance in Sports and Games is given for good performance over the previous four years and for showing qualities of leadership, sportsmanship and a sense of discipline.

Dronacharya Award for Outstanding Coaches in Sports and Games is given to coaches for doing outstanding and meritorious work consistently and for enabling sportspersons to excel in International events.

Dhyan Chand Award for Lifetime Achievement in Sports and Games is given to honour sportspersons who have contributed to sports through their performance and who continue to contribute to the promotion of sports events after their retirement.

The overall top-performing university in inter-university tournaments is given the Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy.

Arjuna Awards 2023

Ojas Pravin Deotale - Archery

Aditi Gopichand Swami - Archery

Sreeshankar M - Athletics

Parul Chaudhary - Athletics

Mohammed Hussamuddin - Boxing

R Vaishali - Chess

Mohammed Shami - Cricket

Anush Agarwalla - Equestrian

Divyakriti Singh - Equestrian Dressage

Diksha Dagar - Golf

Krishan Bahadur Pathak - Hockey

Pukhrambam Sushila Chanu - Hockey

Pawan Kumar - Kabaddi

Ritu Negi - Kabaddi

Nasreen - Kho-Kho

Pinki - Lawn Bowls

Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar - Shooting

Esha Singh - Shooting

Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu - Squash

Ayhika Mukherjee - Table Tennis

Sunil Kumar - Wrestling

Antim - Wrestling

Naorem Roshibina Devi - Wushu

Sheetal Devi - Para Archery

Illuri Ajay Kumar Reddy - Blind Cricket

Prachi Yadav - Para Canoeing

Dronacharya Award 2023

Regular Category:

Lalit Kumar - Wrestling

RB Ramesh - Chess

Mahaveer Prasad Saini - Para Athletics

Shivendra Singh - Hockey

Ganesh Prabhakar Devrukhkar - Mallakhamb

Lifetime Category:

Jaskirat Singh Grewal - Golf

Bhaskaran E - Kabaddi

Jayanta Kumar Pushilal - Table Tennis

Dhyan Chand Award for Lifetime Achievement in Sports and Games 2023:

Manjusha Kanwar - Badminton

Vineet Kumar Sharma - Hockey

Kavitha Selvaraj - Kabaddi

Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy 2023:

Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar - Overall winner university

Lovely Professional University, Punjab - 1st runner-up University

Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra - 2nd runner-up University.