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Heads of Selection Committees :
- Head of the Selection Committee for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award and Arjuna Awards : Justice C.K. Thakkar (Former Judge Supreme Court of India, Chief Justice of High Court of Himachal and Bombay).
- Head of the Selection Committee for Dronacharya Awards and Dhyan Chand Awards : Pullela Gopichand.
About National Sports Awards : National Sports Awards are given every year to recognize and reward excellence in sports.
- Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award : Given for the spectacular and most outstanding performance in the field of sports by a sportsperson over a period of four year.
- Arjuna Award : Given for consistency outstanding performance for four years.
- Dronacharya Award : Given for coaches for producing medal winners at prestigious International sports events.
- Dhyan Chand Award : Given for life time contribution to sports development.
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award 2017 was conferred on Para Athlete Devendra Jhajharia and Former hockey captain Sardar Singh. Jhajharia, the 2017 Mahindra Scorpio Times of India Sports Awards (TOISA) winner, will become the first paralympian to be conferred with the India's highest sporting honour along with Sardar Singh. Here is the complete winners list of this year's National Sports Awards.
2017 National Sports Awards Complete Winners List
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna 2017 Winners
S. No
|
Name of the Awardee
|
Discipline
|
1.
|
Devendra Jhajharia
|
Para Athlete
|
2.
|
Sardar Singh
|
Hockey
|
Dronacharya Awards 2017 Winners
S. No
|
Name of the Awardee
|
Discipline
|
1.
|
Late Dr. R. Gandhi
|
Athletics
|
2.
|
Heera Nand Kataria
|
Kabaddi
|
3.
|
G. S. S. V. Prasad
|
Badminton (Lifetime)
|
4.
|
Brij Bhushan Mohanty
|
Boxing (Lifetime)
|
5.
|
P. A. Raphel
|
Hockey (Lifetime)
|
6.
|
Sanjoy Chakraverthy
|
Shooting (Lifetime)
|
7.
|
Roshan Lal
|
Wrestling (Lifetime)
|
Arjuna Awards 2017 Winners
S. No
|
Name of the Awardee
|
Discipline
|
1.
|
V. J. Surekha
|
Archery
|
2.
|
Khusbhir Kaur
|
Athletics
|
3.
|
Arokia Rajiv
|
Athletics
|
4.
|
Prasanthi Singh
|
Basketball
|
5.
|
Sub. Laishram Debendro Singh
|
Boxing
|
6.
|
Cheteshwar Pujara
|
Cricket
|
7.
|
Haramanpreet Kaur
|
Cricket
|
8.
|
Oinam Bembem Devi
|
Football
|
9.
|
S. S. P. Chawrasia
|
Golf
|
10.
|
S. V. Sunil
|
Hockey
|
11.
|
Jasvir Singh
|
Kabaddi
|
12.
|
P. N. Prakash
|
Shooting
|
13.
|
A. Amalraj
|
Table Tennis
|
14.
|
Saketh Myneni
|
Tennis
|
15.
|
Satyawart Kadian
|
Wrestling
|
16.
|
Mariyappan
|
Para-Athlete
|
17.
|
Varun Singh Bhati
|
Para-Athlete
|
Dhyan Chand Award 2017 Winners
S. No
|
Name of the Awardee
|
Discipline
|
1.
|
Bhupender Singh
|
Athletics
|
2.
|
Syed Shahid Hakim
|
Football
|
3.
|
Sumarai Tete
|
Hockey
|
All the National Sports Awardees will be honored with these awards at Rashtra Pati Bhawan by the President of India, Ram Nath Kovind on 29th August 2017.
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