National Sports Awards are given each year by the government to celebrate excellence in sports.
Arjuna Award recipients include athletes from track and field, badminton, boxing, chess, shooting, hockey, kabaddi, para‑shooting, para‑athletics and rowing.
Dronacharya Award recipients are top coaches in athletics, boxing and shooting, plus lifetime awards for long‑standing coaches in boxing and wrestling.
I Arumainayagam received a lifetime Arjuna Award for his lasting impact on football.
The Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puraskar was awarded to the Army Paralympic Node in Pune for its role in developing sports.
Seventeen sportspersons received the Arjuna Award for consistent high performance and qualities such as leadership and sportsmanship.
The Dronacharya Award honored coaches Parveer Singh, Chhote Lal Yadav, and Neha Nandkumar Chavan, with lifetime recognitions for veteran coaches.
I Arumainayagam was given the lifetime Arjuna Award for contributions to football, and the Army Paralympic Node in Pune received the Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puraskar for promoting sports.
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