{"id":208679,"date":"2026-08-18T17:16:39","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T11:46:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.practicemock.com\/blog\/?p=208679"},"modified":"2026-08-18T17:32:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T12:02:15","slug":"national-sports-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.practicemock.com\/blog\/national-sports-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"National Sports Awards 2025 Announced: Complete Winners List"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"yoast-breadcrumbs\"><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.practicemock.com\/blog\/\">Home<\/a><\/span> \u00bb <span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.practicemock.com\/blog\/category\/current-affairs\/\">Current Affairs<\/a><\/span> \u00bb <span class=\"breadcrumb_last\" aria-current=\"page\">National Sports Awards 2025<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>National Sports Awards 2025<\/strong> were announced by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports on <strong>18 August 2026<\/strong>, recognising sportspersons, coaches and organisations for their outstanding contribution to Indian sports. A total of <strong>17 sportspersons received the Arjuna Award 2025<\/strong>, while <strong>1 sportsperson was selected for the Arjuna Award (Lifetime)<\/strong>. The awards also include Dronacharya Awards in Regular and Lifetime categories and the Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar 2025. As per the provided reference, <strong>no sportsperson was selected for the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2025<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The National Sports Awards are among India&#8217;s major sporting honours and are important for competitive exams such as <strong>SSC, Banking, Railways, UPSC, Defence and other government examinations<\/strong>. This article covers the <strong>National Sports Awards 2025 winners list, Arjuna Award winners, Dronacharya Award winners, Khel Ratna status and important exam-oriented facts<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.practicemock.com\/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fs1.practicemock.com%2Ffreebooks%2F%3Fc%3Dfreebooks%26i%3Dbanking&amp;ref=16341\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Download Weekly<\/strong> <strong>Current Affairs PDFs for Free<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">National Sports Awards 2025: Exam-Oriented MCQs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<style>\n.wp-quiz-wrapper { font-family: Arial, sans-serif; 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In 2025, a total of <strong>17 sportspersons<\/strong> were selected for the Arjuna Award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>S. No.<\/th><th>Sportsperson<\/th><th>Discipline<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>1<\/td><td>Tejaswin Shankar<\/td><td>Athletics<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2<\/td><td>Muhammed Ajmal V<\/td><td>Athletics<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3<\/td><td>Priyanka Goswami<\/td><td>Athletics<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4<\/td><td>Treesa Jolly<\/td><td>Badminton<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5<\/td><td>Pullela Gayatri Gopichand<\/td><td>Badminton<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>6<\/td><td>Narender<\/td><td>Boxing<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>7<\/td><td>Vidit Santosh Gujarathi<\/td><td>Chess<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>8<\/td><td>Divya Jitendra Deshmukh<\/td><td>Chess<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>9<\/td><td>Dhanush Srikanth<\/td><td>Deaf Shooting<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10<\/td><td>Lalremsiami<\/td><td>Hockey<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11<\/td><td>Rajkumar Pal<\/td><td>Hockey<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>12<\/td><td>Surjeet<\/td><td>Kabaddi<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>13<\/td><td>Pooja<\/td><td>Kabaddi<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>14<\/td><td>Rudransh Khandelwal<\/td><td>Para-Shooting<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>15<\/td><td>Ekta Bhyan<\/td><td>Para-Athletics<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>16<\/td><td>Arvind Singh<\/td><td>Rowing<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>17<\/td><td>Akhil Sheoran<\/td><td>Shooting<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Also Read:&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.practicemock.com\/blog\/ibps-clerk-notification-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">IBPS Clerk 2026 Notification: Application Link, Vacancy, Exam Pattern, etc.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key Arjuna Award Winners to Remember<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Some of the names particularly important from an exam perspective are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Divya Jitendra Deshmukh \u2013 Chess<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Vidit Santosh Gujarathi \u2013 Chess<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Tejaswin Shankar \u2013 Athletics<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Gayatri Gopichand \u2013 Badminton<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Treesa Jolly \u2013 Badminton<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Narender \u2013 Boxing<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Dhanush Srikanth \u2013 Deaf Shooting<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Arjuna Award (Lifetime) 2025<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>Arjuna Award (Lifetime)<\/strong> category recognises sportspersons for their contribution to sports and achievements during their sporting career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>S. No.<\/th><th>Sportsperson<\/th><th>Discipline<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>1<\/td><td><strong>I. Arumainayagam<\/strong><\/td><td>Football<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Total: 1 sportsperson<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I. Arumainayagam was part of India&#8217;s gold-winning football team at the <strong>1962 Asian Games<\/strong> and has been recognised for his contribution to Indian football.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dronacharya Award 2025: Winners List<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>Dronacharya Award<\/strong> recognises coaches who have played an important role in nurturing and developing sportspersons and helping them achieve success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dronacharya Award \u2013 Regular Category 2025<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>S. 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No.<\/th><th>Coach<\/th><th>Discipline<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>1<\/td><td>Dharmendra Singh Yadav<\/td><td>Boxing<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2<\/td><td>Virender Kumar<\/td><td>Wrestling<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Total: 2 coaches<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Also Read:&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.practicemock.com\/blog\/sbi-clerk-notification-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SBI Clerk Notification 2026 Out for 9766 Vacancies, Exam Date, Eligibility and Apply Online<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar 2025<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar 2025<\/strong> has been awarded to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Army Paralympic Node, Pune<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The award recognises organisations, corporate entities, public or private bodies and NGOs for their contribution towards the <strong>promotion and development of sports<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2025<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the provided reference, <strong>no sportsperson was selected for the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2025<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award<\/strong> is regarded as India&#8217;s highest sporting honour and recognises exceptional achievements by sportspersons in international competitions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Therefore, this is an important one-line fact for competitive exams:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2025 \u2013 No sportsperson selected.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">National Sports Awards 2025: Category-wise Summary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Award Category<\/th><th>Number of Awardees<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Arjuna Award<\/td><td>17<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Arjuna Award \u2013 Lifetime<\/td><td>1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Dronacharya Award \u2013 Regular<\/td><td>3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Dronacharya Award \u2013 Lifetime<\/td><td>2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar<\/td><td>1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna<\/td><td>0<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">National Sports Awards 2025: Important Facts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>National Sports Awards 2025 were announced on 18 August 2026.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A total of <strong>17 sportspersons<\/strong> were selected for the Arjuna Award.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Divya Jitendra Deshmukh<\/strong> received the Arjuna Award for <strong>Chess<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Vidit Santosh Gujarathi<\/strong> received the Arjuna Award for <strong>Chess<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Tejaswin Shankar<\/strong> received the Arjuna Award for <strong>Athletics<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Treesa Jolly<\/strong> and <strong>Pullela Gayatri Gopichand<\/strong> were recognised in <strong>Badminton<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Dhanush Srikanth<\/strong> received the Arjuna Award in <strong>Deaf Shooting<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>I. Arumainayagam<\/strong> received the <strong>Arjuna Award (Lifetime)<\/strong> for Football.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Parveer Singh<\/strong> received the Dronacharya Award in the <strong>Regular category for Athletics<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Chhote Lal Yadav<\/strong> received the Dronacharya Award in the <strong>Regular category for Boxing<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Neha Nandkumar Chavan<\/strong> received the Dronacharya Award in the <strong>Regular category for Shooting<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Dharmendra Singh Yadav<\/strong> received the Dronacharya Award in the <strong>Lifetime category for Boxing<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Virender Kumar<\/strong> received the Dronacharya Award in the <strong>Lifetime category for Wrestling<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Army Paralympic Node, Pune<\/strong> won the <strong>Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar 2025<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>No sportsperson was selected for the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2025<\/strong>, as per the provided reference.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Selection Committee was headed by <strong>Justice (Retired) Arun Kumar Mishra<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Arjuna Award winners represented disciplines including <strong>Athletics, Badminton, Boxing, Chess, Deaf Shooting, Hockey, Kabaddi, Para-Shooting, Para-Athletics, Rowing and Shooting<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">FAQs on National Sports Awards 2025<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. When were the National Sports Awards 2025 announced?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The National Sports Awards 2025 were announced on <strong>18 August 2026<\/strong>, recognising outstanding achievements of sportspersons, coaches and organisations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. How many sportspersons received the Arjuna Award 2025?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A total of <strong>17 sportspersons<\/strong> were selected for the Arjuna Award 2025 for their outstanding performances across different sporting disciplines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Who received the Arjuna Award (Lifetime) 2025?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>I. Arumainayagam<\/strong> was selected for the <strong>Arjuna Award (Lifetime) 2025<\/strong> in Football for his contribution to Indian football.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. Who received the Dronacharya Award 2025?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>Dronacharya Award 2025<\/strong> was given to five coaches. 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