The President of India, Mr. Pranab Mukherjee presented the National Sports
Awards 2012 at a glittering function in Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on
August 29, 2012. The awards recognize and reward excellence in sports. The
following were the recipients of the Awards:
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award
1. Vijay Kumar (Shooting)
2. Yogeshwar Dutt (Wrestling)
Arjuna Award (for 25 Sportsman)
1. Deepika Kumari (Archery)
2. Laishram Bombayla Devi (Archery)
3. Sudha Singh (Athletics)
4. Kavita Ramdas Raut (Athletics)
5. Ashwani Ponnappa (Badminton)
6. Parupalli Kashyap (Badminton)
7. Aditya S Mehta (Billiards and Snooker)
8. Vikas Krishan (Boxing)
9. Yuvraj Singh (Cricket)
10. Sardar Singh (Hockey)
11. Yashpal Solanki (Judo)
12. Anup Kumar (Kabaddi)
13. Samir Suhag (Polo)
14. Annu Raj Singh (Shooting)
15. Omkar Singh (Shooting)
16. Joydeep Karmakar (Shooting)
17. Deepika Pallikal (Squash)
18. Sandeep Sejwal (Swimming)
19. Ng. Sonia Chanu (Weightlifting)
20. Narsingh Yadav (Wrestling)
21. Rajinder Kumar (Wrestling)
22. Geeta Phogat (Wrestling)
23. M. Bimoljit Singh (Wushu)
24. Deepa Malik (Athletics – Paralympics)
25. Ramkaran Singh (Athletics – Paralympics)
Dronacharya Award
1. Shri Virender Poonia (Athletics)
2. Ms. Sunil Dabas (Kabaddi - Women)
3. Shri Yashvir Singh (Wrestling)
4. Shri Harendra Singh (Hockey)
5. Dr. Satyapal Singh (Athletics, Para Sports)
6. Shri J. S. Bhatia (Athletics - Lifetime Achievement)
7. Shri Bhawani Mukherjee (Table Tennis - Lifetime Achievement)
8. Shri B.I. Fernandez, Cuban Boxing Coach (Boxing)
Dhyan Chand Award
1. Shri Jagraj Singh Mann (Athletics)
2. Shri Gundeep Kumar (Hockey)
3. Shri Vinod Kumar (Wrestling)
4. Shri Sukhbir Singh Tokas (Para Sports)
Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award 2011
1. Col. Anand Swarup., SM (Land Adventure)
2. Subedar Rajendra Singh Jalal (Land Adventure)
3. Ms. Bhakti Sharma (Water Adventure)
4. Shri Mandip Singh Soin (Life Time Achievement)
Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar
1. Community Sports Identification and Nurturing of Budding Young Talent - Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL)
2. Financial Support for Sports Excellence - Railway Sports Promotion Board (RSPB)
3. Establishment and Management of Sports Academies of Excellence - Services Sports Control Board (SSCB)
4. Employment of Sportspersons and Sports Welfare Measures - Air India Sports Promotion Board
