National Sports Awards 2023: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty To Get Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna, Mohammed Shami To Receive Arjuna Award -?Check?Full?List

As per the official list, 26 other sportspersons will receive the Arjuna Awards for their superb performances in their respective field of sports. Mohammed Shami, who had a great outing with the ball at the ODI World Cup, will also receive the Arjuna Award.

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The awardees will be handed out their awards from the President Of India, Droupadi Murmu at a special organsied function that will be held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on January 9, 2024.

List of Recipients Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2023
1. Chirag Chandrashekhar Shetty (Badminton)

2. Rankireddy Satwik Sai Raj (Badminton)

Arjuna Awards for outstanding performance in Sports and Games 2023
1. Ojas Pravin Deotale (Archery)

2. Aditi Gopichand Swami (Archery)

3. Sreeshankar M (Athletics)

4. Parul Chaudhary (Athletics)

5. Mohameed Hussamuddin (Boxing)

6. R Vaishali (Chess)

7. Mohammed Shami (Cricket)

8. Anush Agarwalla (Equestrian)

9. Divyakriti Singh (Equestrian Dressage)

10. Diksha Dagar (Golf)

11. Krishan Bahadur Pathak (Hockey)

12. Pukhrambam Sushila Chanu (Hockey)

13. Pawan Kumar (Kabbadi)

14. Ritu Negi (Kabbadi)

15. Nasreen (Kho-Kho)

16. Ms Pinki (Lawn Bowls)

17. Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar (Shooting)

18. Ms Esha Singh (Shooting)

19. Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu (Squash)

20. Ayhika Mukherjee (Table Tennis)

21. Sunil Kumar (Wrestling)

22. Ms Antim (Wrestling)

23. Naorem Roshibina Devi (Wushu)

24. Sheetal Devi (Para Archery)

25. Illuri Ajay Kumar Reddy (Blind Cricket)

26. Prachi Yadav (Para Canoeing)

Dronacharya Award for outstanding coaches in Sports and Games 2023
1. Lalit Kumar (Wrestling)

2. R. B. Ramesh (Chess)

3. Mahaveer Prasad Saini (Para Athletics)

4. Shivendra Singh (Hockey)

5. Ganesh Prabhakar Devrukhkar (Mallakhamb)