National Sports Awards 2023

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Context: The Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports announced the National Sports Awards 2023.

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The awardees will receive their awards from the President of India at a specially organized function at Rashtrapati Bhavan.

National Sports Awards 2023 Winners List

These are given every year to recognize and reward excellence in sports.
Allocation: Awards are allocated annually by India’s Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. Nominated sportspersons receive their awards from the President of India at the Presidential Palace.
Categories of Awards: Considered the pinnacle of sporting honours in India, the National Sports Awards are a collection of six different awards given out to sportspersons, coaches or organisations for their achievements and contribution towards the growth of Indian sports.
Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2023: It is given for the spectacular and most outstanding performance in the field of sports by a sportsperson over the period of the previous four years.
- Shri Chirag Chandrashekhar Shetty and Shri Rankireddy Satwik Sai Raj are selected for 2023.

National Sports award 2023

Arjuna Awards 2023: It is given for good performance over a period of the previous four years and for showing qualities of leadership, sportsmanship and a sense of discipline.
- Shri Mohammed Shami for Cricket, Ms Diksha Dagar for Golf etc. are selected for 2023.
Dronacharya Award 2023: It is given to coaches for doing outstanding and meritorious work on a consistent basis and for enabling sportspersons to excel in International events, in two categories:
- Dronacharya Award (regular category) for outstanding coaches: Shri Lalit Kumar for Wrestling, Shri R. B. Ramesh for Chess, and Shri Mahaveer Prasad Saini for Para Athletics etc. are selected for 2023.

About Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award

Tenzing Norgay: Tenzing Norgay was an Indian of Nepali origin, and Kiwi mountaineer Edmund Hillary was the first two men to scale Mount Everest, the world’s highest peak.
Informal Part: Since 2004, this Award has also been given out along with the six National Sports Awards, making it an informal part of the list.
Award: Generally, 1 Award is given in four categories namely, Land Adventure, Water (Sea) Adventure, Air Adventure, and Life Time Achievement for adventure activities on Land, Sea, and Air.
Duration: Achievements for the last 3 years are considered for the 3 categories namely Land Adventure, Water (Sea) Adventure, and Air Adventure, and for the Life Time Achievement award, the achievement of an entire career is considered.
Objective:
- To recognize outstanding achievements in the field of adventure activities or sports on land, sea, and air.
- Encourage young people to develop the spirit of endurance, risk-taking, cooperative teamwork, and quick, ready, and effective reflexes in challenging situations.

Dronacharya Award 2023 (lifetime category) for outstanding coaches: Shri Jaskirat Singh Grewal for Golf and Shri Bhaskaran E for Kabaddi etc. are selected for 2023.
Dhyan Chand Award 2023 for lifetime achievement in Sports and Game: It is given to honour sportspersons who have contributed to sports by their performance and who continue to contribute to the promotion of sports events after their retirement. Shri Vineet Kumar Sharma for Hockey and Ms Kavitha Selvaraj for Kabaddi are selected for 2023.
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy 2023: It is given to honour the overall top performing university in inter-university tournaments.Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar as Overall winner university, and Lovely Professional University, Punjab as 1st runner up University are selected for 2023.
Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar (National Sports Incentive Award): Awarded to organisations and individuals for playing a role in the area of sports promotion and development over the last three years.