Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports announced the National Sports Awards 2023. The awardees of National Sports Awards 2023 received their awards from the President of India at a specially organized function at Rashtrapati Bhavan today (9th January 2024), to recognize and reward excellence in sports every year National Sports Awards are given
Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award
Sportsperson who has done spectacular and most outstanding performance in the field of sports by a over the period of the previous 4 years
Arjuna Award
Sportsperson who has good performance over a period of the previous 4 years and has showed the qualities of leadership, sportsmanship and a sense of discipline,
Dronacharya Award
Sportsperson who has done outstanding and meritorious work on a consistent basis and for enabling sportspersons to excel in International events,
Dhyan Chand Award for Lifetime achievement
Sportspersons who have contributed to sports by their performance and who continue to contribute to promotion of sports event after their retirement
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy
For overall top performing university in inter-university tournaments
FULL WINNERS LIST
Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2023
| Sportsperson | Discipline |
| Shri Chirag Chandrashekhar Shetty | Badminton |
| Shri Rankireddy Satwik Sai Raj | Badminton |
Arjuna Awards for outstanding performance in Sports and Games 2023
| Sportsperson | Discipline |
| Shri Ojas Pravin Deotale | Archery |
| Ms Aditi Gopichand Swami | Archery |
| Shri Sreeshankar M | Athletics |
| Ms Parul Chaudhary | Athletics |
| Shri Mohameed Hussamuddin | Boxing |
| Ms R Vaishali | Chess |
| Shri Mohammed Shami | Cricket |
| Shri Anush Agarwalla | Equestrian |
| Ms Divyakriti Singh | Equestrian Dressage |
| Ms Diksha Dagar | Golf |
| Shri Krishan Bahadur Pathak | Hockey |
| Ms Pukhrambam Sushila Chanu | Hockey |
| Shri Pawan Kumar | Kabaddi |
| Ms Ritu Negi | Kabaddi |
| Ms Nasreen | Kho-Kho |
| Ms Pinki | Lawn Bowls |
| Shri Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar | Shooting |
| Ms Esha Singh | Shooting |
| Shri Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu | Squash |
| Ms Ayhika Mukherjee | Table Tennis |
| Shri Sunil Kumar | Wrestling |
| Ms Antim | Wrestling |
| Ms Naorem Roshibina Devi | Wushu |
| Ms Sheetal Devi | Para Archery |
| Shri Illuri Ajay Kumar Reddy | Blind Cricket |
| Ms Prachi Yadav | Para Canoeing |
Dronacharya Award for outstanding coaches in Sports and Games 2023
Regular Category
| Coach Name | Discipline |
| Shri Lalit Kumar | Wrestling |
| Shri R. B. Ramesh | Chess |
| Shri Mahaveer Prasad Saini | Para Athletics |
| Shri Shivendra Singh | Hockey |
| Shri Ganesh Prabhakar Devrukhkar | Mallakhamb |
Lifetime Category
| Coach Name | Discipline |
| Shri Jaskirat Singh Grewal | Golf |
| Shri Bhaskaran E | Kabaddi |
| Shri Jayanta Kumar Pushilal | Table Tennis |
Dhyan Chand Award for Lifetime achievement in Sports and Games 2023
| Coach Name | Discipline |
| Ms Manjusha Kanwar | Badminton |
| Shri Vineet Kumar Sharma | Hockey |
| Ms Kavitha Selvaraj | Kabaddi |
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy 2023
| Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar | Overall winner university |
| Lovely Professional University, Punjab | 1st runner up University |
| Shri VineKurukshetra University, Kurukshetraet Kumar Sharma | 2nd runner up University |
