List of National Sports Award recipients in wrestling explained

National Sports Awards in Wrestling
Subheader:Various civilian awards for contributions to Sports (Individual/Team)
Awarded For:Various sports honour of India
Sponsor:Government of India
Location:Rashtrapati Bhavan
Country:Republic of India
Presenter:President of India
Firstawarded:1961
Lastawarded:2022
Award1 Type:Total awarded
Award1 Winner:88
Award2 Type:Awards

The National Sports Awards is the collective name given to the six sports awards of Republic of India. It is awarded annually by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. They are presented by the President of India in the same ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan usually on 29 August each year along with the national adventure award., a total of eighty-eight individuals have been awarded the various National Sports Awards in wrestling. The four awards presented in wrestling are Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna, Arjuna Award, Dhyan Chand Award and Dronacharya Award.

First presented in the year 1961, a total of fifty-six individuals have been honoured with the Arjuna Award in wrestling for their "good performance at the international level" over the period of last four years, with three individuals being awarded for their lifetime contribution. First presented in the year 1985, a total of fifteen coaches have been honoured with the Dronacharya Award in wrestling for their "outstanding work on a consistent basis and enabling sportspersons to excel in international events" over the period of last four years, with four coaches being awarded in the lifetime contribution category. First presented in the year 2009, a total of six sportspersons have been honoured with the Khel Ratna, the highest sporting honour of India, in wrestling for their "most outstanding performance at the international level" over the period of last four years. First presented in the year 2005, a total of twelve retired sportspersons have been honoured with the Dhyan Chand Award, the lifetime achievement sporting honour of India, in wrestling for their "good performance at the international level and their continued contributions to the promotion of sports even after their career as a sportsperson is over." One awardee K. D. Jadhav was honoured Arjuna Award posthumously for lifetime contribution in the year 2000.

Recipients

Key
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RecipientAwardGender
2009Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Male
2012Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Male
2016Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Female
2019Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Male
2020Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Female
2021Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Male
1961Arjuna Award Male
1962Arjuna Award Male
1963Ganpatrao AndhalkarArjuna Award Male
1964Arjuna Award Male
1966Arjuna Award Male
1967Arjuna Award Male
1969Arjuna Award Male
1970Arjuna Award Male
1972Arjuna Award Male
1973Arjuna Award Male
1974Arjuna Award Male
1978–1979Arjuna Award Male
1980–1981Arjuna Award Male
1982Arjuna Award Male
1985Arjuna Award Male
1987Arjuna Award Male
1988Arjuna Award Male
1989Arjuna Award Male
1990Arjuna Award Male
1992Arjuna Award Male
1993Arjuna Award Male
1997Arjuna Award Male
1997Arjuna Award Male
1998Arjuna Award Male
1998Arjuna Award Male
1999Arjuna Award Male
2000Arjuna Award Male
2000Arjuna Award Male
2000Arjuna Award Male
2000Arjuna Award Male
2001Arjuna Award Male
2002Arjuna Award Male
2002Arjuna Award Male
2003Arjuna Award Male
2004Arjuna Award Male
2005Arjuna Award Male
2006Arjuna Award Female
2007Arjuna Award Female
2009Arjuna Award Male
2010Arjuna Award Male
2011Arjuna Award Male
2012Arjuna Award Male
2012Arjuna Award Female
2012Arjuna Award Male
2013Arjuna Award Male
2013Arjuna Award Female
2014Arjuna Award Male
2015Arjuna Award Female
2015Arjuna Award Male
2016Arjuna Award Male
2016Arjuna Award Female
2017Arjuna Award Male
2018Arjuna Award Male
2019Arjuna Award Female
2020Arjuna Award Male
2020Arjuna Award Female
2021Arjuna Award Male
2022Arjuna Award Female
2022Arjuna Award Female
2005Dhyan Chand Award Male
2006Dhyan Chand Award Male
2007Dhyan Chand Award Male
2008Dhyan Chand Award Male
2009Dhyan Chand Award Male
2010Dhyan Chand Award Male
2011Dhyan Chand Award Male
2012Dhyan Chand Award Male
2013Dhyan Chand Award Male
2018Dhyan Chand Award Male
2019Dhyan Chand Award Male
2020Dhyan Chand Award Male
2021Dhyan Chand Award Male
2016Dronacharya Award Male
2017Dronacharya Award Male
2020Dronacharya Award Male
2022Dronacharya Award Male
1985Dronacharya Award Male
1987Dronacharya Award Male
2003Dronacharya Award Male
2005Dronacharya Award Male
2007Dronacharya Award Male
2009Dronacharya Award Male
2010Dronacharya Award Male
2011Dronacharya Award Male
2012Dronacharya Award Male
2013Dronacharya Award Male
2014Dronacharya Award Male
2015Dronacharya Award Male
2022Dronacharya Award Male

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