National Sports and Adventure Awards

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President Droupadi Murmu conferred the National Sports and Adventure Awards at Rashtrapati Bhavan to honor sporting and adventure achievements.
The Arjuna Award, instituted in 1961, carries a cash prize of ₹15 lakh for consistent performance over the past four years.
The Dronacharya Award, instituted in 1985, offers ₹10 lakh for Regular and ₹15 lakh for Lifetime coaching excellence.
The Army Paralympic Node, Pune secured the Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puraskar 2025 for dedicated promotion of para-sports.

President Droupadi Murmu presented the National Sports and Adventure Awards to honourees during a formal ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan.

The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports confers these annual honours to celebrate outstanding performances in competitive sports, coaching, grassroots development, and adventure disciplines across land, air, and water.
The primary goal of these awards is to encourage sporting excellence, reward dedicated coaches, promote grassroots talent, and acknowledge corporate and institutional contributions to sports.

Instituted in 1961, the Arjuna Award honors consistent outstanding sports performance over the preceding four years, along with a Lifetime category for historical contributions.
Winners of the Arjuna Award receive a bronze statuette of Arjuna, a formal certificate, ceremonial clothing, and a cash prize of ₹15 lakh.
Established in 1985, the Dronacharya Award recognizes exceptional coaches who train athletes to win medals at international competitions.
The Dronacharya Award includes a statuette of Guru Dronacharya, a certificate, ceremonial dress, and a cash prize of ₹10 lakh for the Regular category or ₹15 lakh for the Lifetime category.
The Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award serves as India's top national honor for adventure sports, recognizing extraordinary endurance, leadership, and courage across Land, Water, Air, and Lifetime Achievement categories.
The Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puraskar acknowledges corporate entities, sports boards, non-governmental organizations, and institutions like the Army Paralympic Node for their work in infrastructure creation, sports promotion, and athlete rehabilitation.

Shri Parveer Singh received the Dronacharya Award 2025 (Regular) for his outstanding contribution to Athletics coaching.
Shri Chhote Lal Yadav earned the Dronacharya Award 2025 (Regular) for coaching in Boxing.
Ms. Neha Nandkumar Chavan received the Dronacharya Award 2025 (Regular) for her coaching excellence in Shooting.
Shri Virender Kumar received the Dronacharya Award 2025 (Lifetime) for his long-standing contribution to Wrestling.
Shri Dharmendra Singh Yadav was honored with the Dronacharya Award 2025 (Lifetime) for his dedicated coaching service in Boxing.

Shri Tejaswin Shankar received the Arjuna Award 2025 for his performance in Athletics.
Shri Muhammed Ajmal V. was awarded the Arjuna Award 2025 for Athletics.
Ms. Priyanka Goswami received the Arjuna Award 2025 for her achievements in Athletics.
Ms. Treesa Jolly earned the Arjuna Award 2025 for her achievements in Badminton.
Ms. Pullela Gayatri Gopichand won the Arjuna Award 2025 for Badminton.
Shri Narender received the Arjuna Award 2025 for his accomplishments in Boxing.
Shri Vidit Santosh Gujarathi was honored with the Arjuna Award 2025 for Chess.
Ms. Divya Jitendra Deshmukh won the Arjuna Award 2025 for Chess.
Shri Dhanush Srikanth was awarded the Arjuna Award 2025 for Deaf Shooting.
Ms. Lalremsiami received the Arjuna Award 2025 for Hockey.
Shri Rajkumar Pal earned the Arjuna Award 2025 for his contributions to Hockey.
Shri Surjeet was awarded the Arjuna Award 2025 for Kabaddi.
Ms. Pooja received the Arjuna Award 2025 for her performance in Kabaddi.
Shri Rudransh Khandelwal won the Arjuna Award 2025 for Para Shooting.
Ms. Ekta Bhyan was honored with the Arjuna Award 2025 for Para Athletics.
Shri Arvind Singh earned the Arjuna Award 2025 for Rowing.
Shri Akhil Sheoran received the Arjuna Award 2025 for Shooting.
Shri Isaiah Arumainayagam received the Arjuna Award 2025 (Lifetime) for his contributions to Football.

Shri Skalzang Rigzin received the Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award 2024 for Land Adventure (Mountaineering).
Ms. Baljeet Kaur won the Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award 2024 for Land Adventure (Mountaineering).
Shri Rimo Saha earned the Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award 2024 for Water Adventure (Para Open-Water Swimming).
Shri Shiv Prasad Chamoli was awarded the Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award 2024 (Lifetime) for contributions across Mountaineering, Skiing & Rafting.
Army Paralympic Node, Pune received the Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puraskar 2025 for promoting and developing Para-Sports.