List of National Sports Award recipients in shooting

National Sports Awards in Shooting
	Various civilian awards for contributions to Sports (Individual/Team)
Awarded for	Various sports honour of India
Sponsored by	Government of India
Location	Rashtrapati Bhavan
Country	Republic of India
Presented by	President of India
First awarded	1961
Last awarded	2020
Highlights
Total awarded	59
Awards	Arjuna Award; Dronacharya Award; Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna; Dhyan Chand Award;

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 29th August each year along with the national adventure award. As of 2020, a total of fifty-nine individuals have been awarded the various National Sports Awards in shooting. The four awards presented in shooting are Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, Arjuna Award, Dhyan Chand Award and Dronacharya Award.[1]

First presented in the year 1961, a total of forty-eight individuals have been honoured with the Arjuna Award in shooting for their "good performance at the international level" over the period of last four years, with one individual being awarded for their lifetime contribution.[2] First presented in the year 2001, a total of three coaches have been honoured with the Dronacharya Award in shooting for their "outstanding work on a consistent basis and enabling sportspersons to excel in international events" over the period of last four years, with one coach being awarded in the lifetime contribution category.[3] First presented in the year 2001, a total of eight sportspersons have been honoured with the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, the highest sporting honour of India, in shooting for their "most outstanding performance at the international level" over the period of last four years.[4][1]

Recipients

Key
+ Indicates a Lifetime contribution honour

List of National Sports award recipients, showing the year, award and gender[1]
Year	Recipient	Award	Gender
2001	Abhinav Bindra	Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna	Male
2002	Anjali Bhagwat	Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna	Female
2004	Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore	Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna	Male
2006	Manavjit Singh Sandhu	Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna	Male
2011	Gagan Narang	Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna	Male
2012	Vijay Kumar	Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna	Male
2013	Ronjan Sodhi	Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna	Male
2016	Jitu Rai	Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna	Male
1961	Karni Singh	Arjuna Award	Male
1968	Rajyashree Kumari	Arjuna Award	Female
1969	Bhuvaneshwari Kumari	Arjuna Award	Female
1971	Bhim Singh	Arjuna Award	Male
1972	Udayan Chinubhai	Arjuna Award	Male
1978–1979	Randhir Singh	Arjuna Award	Male
1981	S. P. Chauhan	Arjuna Award	Male
1983	Mohinder Lal	Arjuna Award	Male
1985	Soma Dutta	Arjuna Award	Female
1985	A. J. Pandit	Arjuna Award	Male
1986	Bhagirath Samai	Arjuna Award	Male
1993	Mansher Singh	Arjuna Award	Male
1994	Jaspal Rana	Arjuna Award	Male
1996	Moraad Ali Khan	Arjuna Award	Male
1997	Satendra Kumar	Arjuna Award	Male
1997	Shilpi Singh	Arjuna Award	Female
1998	Manavjit Singh Sandhu	Arjuna Award	Male
1998	Roopa Unnikrishnan	Arjuna Award	Female
1999	Vivek Singh	Arjuna Award	Male
2000	Anjali Bhagwat	Arjuna Award	Female
2000	Abhinav Bindra	Arjuna Award	Male
2000	Sandhu Singh Gurbir ⁺	Arjuna Award	Male
2001	Samaresh Jung	Arjuna Award	Male
2002	Suma Shirur	Arjuna Award	Female
2002	Anwer Sultan	Arjuna Award	Male
2003	Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore	Arjuna Award	Male
2004	Deepali Deshpande	Arjuna Award	Female
2005	Gagan Narang	Arjuna Award	Male
2006	Vijay Kumar	Arjuna Award	Male
2007	Avneet Sidhu	Arjuna Award	Female
2009	Ronjan Sodhi	Arjuna Award	Male
2010	Sanjeev Rajput	Arjuna Award	Male
2011	Tejaswini Sawant	Arjuna Award	Female
2012	Joydeep Karmakar	Arjuna Award	Male
2012	Annu Raj Singh	Arjuna Award	Female
2012	Omkar Singh	Arjuna Award	Male
2013	Rajkumari Rathore	Arjuna Award	Female
2014	Heena Sidhu	Arjuna Award	Female
2015	Jitu Rai	Arjuna Award	Male
2016	Apurvi Chandela	Arjuna Award	Female
2016	Gurpreet Singh	Arjuna Award	Male
2017	Prakash Nanjappa	Arjuna Award	Male
2018	Ankur Mittal	Arjuna Award	Male
2018	Rahi Sarnobat	Arjuna Award	Female
2018	Shreyasi Singh	Arjuna Award	Female
2019	Anjum Moudgil	Arjuna Award	Female
2020	Manu Bhaker	Arjuna Award	Female
2020	Saurabh Chaudhary	Arjuna Award	Male
2017	Sanjoy Chakraverty ⁺	Dronacharya Award	Male
2001	Sunny Thomas	Dronacharya Award	Male
2020	Jaspal Rana	Dronacharya Award	Male

Reference

"List of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Awardees (1991–2018)" (PDF). Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (India). Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 July 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- "List of Arjuna Awardees (1961–2018)" (PDF). Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (India). Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 July 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- "List of Dhyanchand Awardees (2002–2018)" (PDF). Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (India). Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 December 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- "List of Dronacharya Awardees (1985–2018)" (PDF). Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (India). Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 July 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- "National Sports Awards – 2019 announced" (Press release). Press Information Bureau, India. 20 August 2019. Archived from the original on 29 December 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- "National Sports Awards – 2020 announced" (Press release). Press Information Bureau, India. 21 August 2020. Archived from the original on 29 December 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
"Revised Scheme of Arjuna Award" (PDF). Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (India). 7 September 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 December 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
"Scheme for Dronacharya Award For Outstanding Coaches In Sports And Games (Amended as on 3 February 2016)" (PDF). Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. 3 February 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 January 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
"Scheme for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award" (PDF). Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. 23 February 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 September 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2020.

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[NSA-1] "List of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Awardees (1991–2018)" (PDF). Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (India). Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 July 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
"List of Arjuna Awardees (1961–2018)" (PDF). Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (India). Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 July 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.

"List of Dhyanchand Awardees (2002–2018)" (PDF). Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (India). Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 December 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.

"List of Dronacharya Awardees (1985–2018)" (PDF). Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (India). Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 July 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.

"National Sports Awards – 2019 announced" (Press release). Press Information Bureau, India. 20 August 2019. Archived from the original on 29 December 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.

"National Sports Awards – 2020 announced" (Press release). Press Information Bureau, India. 21 August 2020. Archived from the original on 29 December 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.

[2] "List of Arjuna Awardees (1961–2018)" (PDF). Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (India). Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 July 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.

[3] "List of Dhyanchand Awardees (2002–2018)" (PDF). Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (India). Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 December 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.

[4] "List of Dronacharya Awardees (1985–2018)" (PDF). Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (India). Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 July 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.

[5] "National Sports Awards – 2019 announced" (Press release). Press Information Bureau, India. 20 August 2019. Archived from the original on 29 December 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.

[6] "National Sports Awards – 2020 announced" (Press release). Press Information Bureau, India. 21 August 2020. Archived from the original on 29 December 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.

[AAscheme-2] "Revised Scheme of Arjuna Award" (PDF). Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (India). 7 September 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 December 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2020.

[DAscheme-3] "Scheme for Dronacharya Award For Outstanding Coaches In Sports And Games (Amended as on 3 February 2016)" (PDF). Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. 3 February 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 January 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2020.

[RGKRscheme-4] "Scheme for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award" (PDF). Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. 23 February 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 September 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2020.