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{{short description|List article for Arjuna award recipients (2010–2019)}}
{{Infobox award
| name = Arjuna Award
| image = The President, Shri Ram Nath Kovind presenting the Arjuna Award, 2018 to Ms. Hima Das for Athletics, in a glittering ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on September 25, 2018.JPG
| image_size = 255px
| alt = 
| caption = President [[Ram Nath Kovind]] presents the 2018 Arjuna Award to [[Hima Das]] for Athletics
| subheader = Civilian award for outstanding individual achievements in National Sports
| awarded_for = 
| sponsor = [[Government of India]]
| established = 1961
| first_award = 1961
| former name = 
| award1_type = Total awarded
| award1_winner = 178
| previous = [[Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna]]
| next = 
}}

The [[Arjuna Award]], officially known as the Arjuna Awards for Outstanding Performance in Sports and Games,<ref name ="Scheme" /> is the sports honour of the [[India|Republic of India]]. It is awarded annually by the [[Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports]]. Before the introduction of the [[Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna]] in 1991–1992, the Arjuna award was the highest sporting honour of India.<ref name="EverestNews" /><ref>{{cite press_release|title=Vishwanathan Anand gets Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/EDUCATION/1992-MIN-OF-YOUTH-AFFAIRS-&-SPORTS/PDF/YTH-1992-08-18_084.pdf|publisher=Press Information Bureau, India|accessdate=22 September 2020|date=18 August 1992|archive-date=29 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229185750/https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/EDUCATION/1992-MIN-OF-YOUTH-AFFAIRS-%26-SPORTS/PDF/YTH-1992-08-18_084.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> {{As of|2020}}, the award comprises "a [[bronze]] [[statuette]] of Arjuna, certificate, ceremonial dress, and a cash prize of {{INRConvert|15|l}}."{{efn|name=a}}

==Name==
The award is named after [[Arjuna]], a character from the [[Sanskrit]] epic ''[[Mahabharata]]'' of [[History of India|ancient India]]. He is one of the [[Pandavas]], depicted as a skilled [[archery|archer]] winning the hand of [[Draupadi]] in marriage. In the [[Kurukshetra War]], Lord [[Krishna]] becomes his charioteer teaching him the sacred knowledge of [[Bhagavad Gita|Gita]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691139968/the-bhagavad-gita|title=The Bhagavad Gita|date=26 October 2014|isbn=978-0-691-13996-8|language=en|last1=Davis|first1=Richard H.}}</ref> In [[Hindu mythology]], he has been seen as a symbol of hard work, dedication and concentration.<ref>{{cite press_release|title=Sports Ministry unveils new look Sports Awards|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=52143|publisher=Press Information Bureau, India|accessdate=22 September 2020|date=26 August 2009|archive-date=28 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128112951/https://archive.pib.gov.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=52143|url-status=live}}</ref> 

==History==
Instituted in 1961 to honour the outstanding sportspersons of the country,<ref>{{cite web|title=India in Sports: Some Fabulous Achievements|url=http://pib.nic.in/feature/feyr2000/ffeb2000/f100220001.html|publisher=Press Information Bureau, India|accessdate=11 February 2017|author=Bhardwaj, D. K.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170813230542/http://pib.nic.in/feature/feyr2000/ffeb2000/f100220001.html|archive-date=13 August 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> the award over the years has undergone a number of expansions, reviews, and rationalizations. The award was expanded to include all the recognised disciplines in 1977, has introduced indigenous games and physically handicapped categories in 1995 and introduced a lifetime contribution category in 1995 leading to creation of a separate [[Dhyan Chand Award]] in 2002.<ref>{{cite press_release|title=Cash awards for Arjuna winners|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1977-JAN-DEC-AWARDS/PDF/DEF-1977-10-12_084.pdf|publisher=Press Information Bureau, India|accessdate=22 September 2020|date=12 October 1977|archive-date=29 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229185750/https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1977-JAN-DEC-AWARDS/PDF/DEF-1977-10-12_084.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite press_release|title=Arjuna Awards further expanded|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/EDUCATION/1995-JAN-DEC-MO-YOUTH-AFFAIRS-&-SPORTS-NO-9/PDF/YTH-1995-05-24_023.pdf|publisher=Press Information Bureau, India|accessdate=22 September 2020|date=24 May 1995|archive-date=29 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229185750/https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/EDUCATION/1995-JAN-DEC-MO-YOUTH-AFFAIRS-%26-SPORTS-NO-9/PDF/YTH-1995-05-24_023.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> The latest revision in 2018 stipulates that the award is given only to the disciplines included in the events like [[Olympic Games]], [[Paralympic Games]], [[Asian Games]], [[Commonwealth Games]], [[World championship|World Championship]] and [[World cup competition|World Cup]] along with [[Cricket]], Indigenous Games, and [[Disabled sports|Parasports]]. It also recommends giving only fifteen awards in a year, relaxing in case of excellent performance in major [[Multi-sport event|multi-sport events]], team sports, across gender and giving at least one award to the physically challenged category.<ref name="Scheme"/>

The nominations for the award are received from all government-recognised National Sports Federations, the [[Indian Olympic Association]], the [[Sports Authority of India]] (SAI), the Sports Promotion and Control Boards, the state and the union territory governments and the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, Arjuna, [[Dhyan Chand Award|Dhyan Chand]] and [[Dronacharya Award|Dronacharya]] awardees of the previous years. The recipients are selected by a committee constituted by the Ministry and are honoured for their "good performance in the field of sports over a period of four years" at international level and for having shown "qualities of leadership, sportsmanship and a sense of discipline".<ref name="Scheme"/>

==Recipients==
A total of 178 awards were presented in the 2010s: fifteen in 2010, followed by nineteen in 2011, twenty-five in 2012, fourteen in 2013, sixteen in 2014, seventeen in 2015, sixteen in 2016, seventeen in 2017, twenty in 2018 and nineteen in 2019. Individuals from thirty different sports were awarded, including twenty-seven from athletics, sixteen from wrestling, fifteen from shooting, twelve each from cricket and hockey, eleven each from badminton and boxing, nine from kabaddi, eight from archery, six from table tennis, five each from football and swimming, four each from golf, weightlifting and wushu, three each from billiards & snooker, lawn tennis, polo, squash and volleyball, two each from basketball, chess, gymnastics and rowing, and one each from bodybuilding, equestrian, judo, motor sports, roller skating and yachting.<ref name="ArjunaAward" />

In the initial list of 2013, [[triple jump|triple jumper]] [[Renjith Maheshwary]] was mentioned in the discipline of athletics.<ref name="ArjunaAward" /> However, after reports surfaced of him failing a [[doping in sport|doping test]] in 2008, he was denied the award, making him the first person to be recommended by the Sports Ministry and then denied the award on the day of the function.<ref>{{cite news |title=Dope-tainted Maheshwary not to get Arjuna Award |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/other/dope-tainted-maheshwary-not-to-get-arjuna-award/story-Ily0WidXmSEa7PuuSzCKfM.html |accessdate=30 September 2020 |work=Hindustan Times |date=20 September 2013 |archive-date=29 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229201401/https://www.hindustantimes.com/other/dope-tainted-maheshwary-not-to-get-arjuna-award/story-Ily0WidXmSEa7PuuSzCKfM.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Boxer [[Manoj Kumar (boxer)|Manoj Kumar]], a gold medalist at the [[2010 Commonwealth Games]] held at [[Delhi]], was initially not on the 2014 awardees list.<ref name="ArjunaAward" /> He filed a case in [[Delhi High Court]] and the Sports Ministry was directed by the court to present him with the award. The ministry blamed the issue on mistakenly believing him to be involved in a doping case and presented him with the award in November 2014, instead of at the official ceremony at [[Rashtrapati Bhavan]] in August 2014.<ref>{{cite news |title=Boxer Manoj Kumar to get Arjuna Award tomorrow |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/sports/boxer-manoj-kumar-to-get-arjuna-award-tomorrow/articleshow/45276496.cms?from=mdr |accessdate=30 September 2020 |work=The Economic Times |agency=Press Trust of India |date=25 November 2014 |archive-date=29 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229201349/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/sports/boxer-manoj-kumar-to-get-arjuna-award-tomorrow/articleshow/45276496.cms?from=mdr |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Boxer Manoj Kumar Gets Arjuna Award After Winning High Court Case |url=https://sports.ndtv.com/boxing/boxer-manoj-kumar-gets-arjuna-award-after-winning-high-court-case-1509047 |accessdate=30 September 2020 |work=NDTV |date=26 November 2014 |archive-date=29 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229201356/https://sports.ndtv.com/boxing/boxer-manoj-kumar-gets-arjuna-award-after-winning-high-court-case-1509047 |url-status=live }}</ref> Another sportsperson, [[para-badminton]] player [[Raj Kumar (badminton)|Raj Kumar]], a gold medalist in the [[2015 Para-Badminton World Championships]] in England, approached the Delhi High Court after not being awarded the Arjuna Award in 2016. He finally won the legal battle over having higher points than the other para-athlete awarded, and two years later, in September 2018 was given the award for the year 2016.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Cyriac |first1=Biju Babu |title=Arjuna at last for para shuttler Raj Kumar |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/badminton/arjuna-at-last-for-para-shuttler-raj-kumar/articleshow/65863180.cms |accessdate=30 September 2020 |work=The Times of India |date=19 September 2018 |archive-date=29 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229201352/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/badminton/arjuna-at-last-for-para-shuttler-raj-kumar/articleshow/65863180.cms |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Para shuttler Raj Kumar conferred with Arjuna Award after long court battle |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/sports/report-para-shuttler-raj-kumar-conferred-with-arjuna-award-after-long-court-battle-2665220 |accessdate=30 September 2020 |work=DNA India |agency=ANI |date=19 September 2018}}</ref>

==List of Recipients ==
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| label2 =2011 | data2 =19

| label3 =2012 | data3 =25

| label4 =2013 | data4 =14

| label5 =2014 | data5 =16

| label6 =2015 | data6 =17

| label7 =2016 | data7 =16

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| label9 =2018 | data9 =20

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| label2 =Athletics | data2 =27

| label3 =Badminton | data3 =11

| label4 =Basketball | data4 =2

| label5 =Billiards & Snooker | data5 =3

| label6 =Bodybuilding | data6 =1

| label7 =Boxing | data7 =11

| label8 =Chess | data8 =2

| label9 =Cricket | data9 =12

| label10 =Equestrian | data10 =1

| label11 =Football | data11 =5

| label12 =Golf | data12 =4

| label13 =Gymnastics | data13 =2

| label14 =Hockey | data14 =12

| label15 =Judo | data15 =1

| label16 =Kabaddi | data16 =9

| label17 =Lawn Tennis | data17 =3

| label18 =Motor Sports | data18 =1

| label19 =Polo | data19 =3

| label20 =Roller Skating | data20 =1

| label21 =Rowing | data21 =2

| label22 =Shooting | data22 =15

| label23 =Squash | data23 =3

| label24 =Swimming | data24 =5

| label25 =Table Tennis | data25 =6

| label26 =Volleyball | data26 =3

| label27 =Weightlifting | data27 =4

| label28 =Wrestling | data28 =16

| label29 =Wushu | data29 =4

| label30 =Yachting | data30 =1}}


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{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="width:73%"
|+ List of Arjuna award recipients, showing the year, sport, and gender<ref name="ArjunaAward" />
! scope="col" style="width:8%" | Year
! scope="col" style="width:30%" | Recipient
! scope="col" style="width:20%" | Sport
! scope="col" style="width:17%" | Gender
|-
| style="text-align:center;"  |2010
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Joseph |Abraham}}
| Athletics || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;"  |2010
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Rajesh |Chaudhary}}
| Yachting || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;"  |2010
! scope="row" | {{sortname|K. J. Kapil |Dev}}
| Volleyball || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;"  |2010
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Jhulan |Goswami}}
| Cricket || Female
|-

| style="text-align:center;"  |2010
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Jasjeet Kaur |Handa}}
| Hockey || Female
|-

| style="text-align:center;"  |2010
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Dinesh |Kumar|dab = boxer}}
| Boxing || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;"  |2010
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Dinesh |Kumar|dab=kabaddi}}
| Kabaddi || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;"  |2010
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Deepak |Mondal}}
| Football || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;"  |2010
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Parimarjan |Negi}}
| Chess || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;"  |2010
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Rehan |Poncha}}
| Swimming || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;"  |2010
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Krishna |Poonia}}
| Athletics || Female
|-

| style="text-align:center;"  |2010
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Sanjeev |Rajput}}
| Shooting || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;"  |2010
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Jagseer |Singh}}
| style="background-color:#E0E0D1;" | Athletics{{small|§}} || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;"  |2010
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Sandeep |Singh}}
| Hockey || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;"  |2010
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Rajiv |Tomar}}
| Wrestling || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;"  |2011
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Rahul |Banerjee|dab = archer}}
| Archery || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;"  |2011
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Sunil |Chhetri}}
| Football || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;"  |2011
! scope="row" | {{sortname|W. Sandhyarani |Devi}}
| Wushu || Female
|-

| style="text-align:center;"  |2011
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Somdev |Devvarman}}
| Lawn Tennis || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;"  |2011
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Vikas |Gowda}}
| Athletics || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;"  |2011
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Jwala |Gutta}}
| Badminton || Female
|-

| style="text-align:center;"  |2011
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Prasanta |Karmakar}}
| style="background-color:#E0E0D1;" | Swimming{{small|§}} || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;"  |2011
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Virdhawal |Khade}}
| Swimming || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;"  |2011
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Zaheer |Khan}}
| Cricket || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;"  |2011
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Ashish |Kumar|Ashish Kumar (gymnast)}}
| Gymnastics || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;"  |2011
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Katulu Ravi |Kumar}}
| Weightlifting || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;"  |2011
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Rakesh |Kumar|dab = kabaddi}}
| Kabaddi || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;"  |2011
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Sanjay |Kumar|dab=volleyball  player}}
| Volleyball || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;"  |2011
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Tejaswini |Sawant}}
| Shooting || Female
|-

| style="text-align:center;"  |2011
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Rajpal |Singh}}
| Hockey || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;"  |2011
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Ravinder |Singh|dab = wrestler}}
| Wrestling || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;"  |2011
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Suranjoy |Singh}}
| Boxing || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;"  |2011
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Preeja |Sreedharan}}
| Athletics || Female
|-

| style="text-align:center;"  |2011
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Tejaswini Bai |V.}}
| Kabaddi || Female
|-

| style="text-align:center;"  |2012
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Ngangbam Soniya |Chanu}}
| Weightlifting || Female
|-

| style="text-align:center;"  |2012
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Joydeep |Karmakar}}
| Shooting || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;"  |2012
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Parupalli |Kashyap}}
| Badminton || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;"  |2012
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Anup |Kumar|dab = kabaddi}}
| Kabaddi || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;"  |2012
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Rajender |Kumar}}
| Wrestling || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;"  |2012
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Deepika |Kumari}}
| Archery || Female
|-

| style="text-align:center;"  |2012
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Bombayla Devi |Laishram}}
| Archery || Female
|-

| style="text-align:center;"  |2012
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Deepa |Malik}}
| style="background-color:#E0E0D1;" | Athletics{{small|§}} || Female
|-

| style="text-align:center;"  |2012
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Aditya |Mehta}}
| Billiards & Snooker || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;"  |2012
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Dipika |Pallikal|link=Dipika Pallikal  Karthik}}
| Squash || Female
|-

| style="text-align:center;"  |2012
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Geeta |Phogat}}
| Wrestling || Female
|-

| style="text-align:center;"  |2012
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Ashwini |Ponnappa}}
| Badminton || Female
|-

| style="text-align:center;"  |2012
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Kavita |Raut|link=Kavita  Tungar}}
| Athletics || Female
|-

| style="text-align:center;"  |2012
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Sandeep |Sejwal}}
| Swimming || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;"  |2012
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Annu Raj |Singh}}
| Shooting || Female
|-

| style="text-align:center;"  |2012
! scope="row" | {{sortname|M. Bimoljit |Singh}}
| Wushu || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;"  |2012
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Omkar |Singh}}
| Shooting || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;"  |2012
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Ramkaran |Singh}}
| style="background-color:#E0E0D1;" | Athletics{{small|§}} || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;"  |2012
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Sardara |Singh}}
| Hockey || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;"  |2012
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Sudha |Singh}}
| Athletics || Female
|-

| style="text-align:center;"  |2012
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Yuvraj |Singh}}
| Cricket || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;"  |2012
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Yashpal |Solanki}}
| Judo || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;"  |2012
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Samir |Suhag}}
| Polo || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;"  |2012
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Narsingh |Yadav}}
| Wrestling || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;"  |2012
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Vikas Krishan |Yadav}}
| Boxing || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;"  |2013
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Gaganjeet |Bhullar}}
| Golf || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;"  |2013
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Kavita |Chahal}}
| Boxing || Female
|-

| style="text-align:center;"  |2013
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Joshna |Chinappa}}
| Squash || Female
|-

| style="text-align:center;"  |2013
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Dharmender |Dalal}}
| Wrestling || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;"  |2013
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Mouma |Das}}
| Table Tennis || Female
|-

| style="text-align:center;"  |2013
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Abhijeet |Gupta}}
| Chess || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;"  |2013
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Saba Anjum |Karim}}
| Hockey || Female
|-

| style="text-align:center;"  |2013
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Virat |Kohli}}
| Cricket || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;"  |2013
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Neha |Rathi}}
| Wrestling || Female
|-

| style="text-align:center;"  |2013
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Rajkumari |Rathore}}
| Shooting || Female
|-

| style="text-align:center;"  |2013
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Amit Kumar |Saroha}}
| style="background-color:#E0E0D1;" | Athletics{{small|§}} || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;"  |2013
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Rupesh |Shah}}
| Billiards & Snooker || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;"  |2013
! scope="row" | {{sortname|P. V. |Sindhu}}
| Badminton || Female
|-

| style="text-align:center;"  |2013
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Chekrovolu |Swuro}}
| Archery || Female
|-

| style="text-align:center;"  |2014
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Anaka |Alankamony}}
| Squash || Female
|-

| style="text-align:center;"  |2014
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Ravichandran |Ashwin}}
| Cricket || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;"  |2014
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Jai |Bhagwan}}
| Boxing || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;"  |2014
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Renu Bala |Chanu}}
| Weightlifting || Female
|-

| style="text-align:center;"  |2014
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Valiyaveetil |Diju}}
| Badminton || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;"  |2014
! scope="row" | {{sortname|H. N. |Girisha}}
| style="background-color:#E0E0D1;" | Athletics{{small|§}} || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;"  |2014
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Geethu Anna |Jose}}
| Basketball || Female
|-

| style="text-align:center;"  |2014
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Tom |Joseph}}
| Volleyball || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;"  |2014
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Manoj |Kumar|dab = boxer}}
| Boxing || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;"  |2014
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Anirban |Lahiri}}
| Golf || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;"  |2014
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Tintu |Luka}}
| Athletics || Female
|-

| style="text-align:center;"  |2014
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Mamatha |Poojary}}
| Kabaddi || Female
|-

| style="text-align:center;"  |2014
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Sunil Kumar |Rana}}
| Wrestling || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;"  |2014
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Heena |Sidhu}}
| Shooting || Female
|-

| style="text-align:center;"  |2014
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Saji |Thomas}}
| Rowing || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;"  |2014
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Abhishek |Verma|dab = archer}}
| Archery || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2015
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Manjeet |Chhillar}}
| Kabaddi || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2015
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Yumnam Sanathoi |Devi}}
| Wushu || Female
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2015
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Sharath |Gayakwad}}
| style="background-color:#E0E0D1;" | Swimming{{small|§}} || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2015
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Mandeep |Jangra}}
| Boxing || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2015
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Dipa |Karmakar}}
| Gymnastics || Female
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2015
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Srikanth |Kidambi}}
| Badminton || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2015
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Sandeep |Kumar|dab = archer}}
| Archery || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2015
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Babita |Kumari}}
| Wrestling || Female
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2015
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Abhilasha |Mhatre}}
| Kabaddi || Female
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2015
! scope="row" | {{sortname|M. R. |Poovamma}}
| Athletics || Female
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2015
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Bajrang |Punia}}
| Wrestling || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2015
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Jitu |Rai}}
| Shooting || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2015
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Rohit |Sharma}}
| Cricket || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2015
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Sawarn |Singh}}
| Rowing || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2015
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Sathish |Sivalingam}}
| Weightlifting || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2015
! scope="row" | {{sortname|P. R. |Sreejesh}}
| Hockey || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2015
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Anup Kumar |Yama}}
| Roller Skating || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2016
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Lalita |Babar}}
| Athletics || Female
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2016
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Apurvi |Chandela}}
| Shooting || Female
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2016
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Rajat |Chauhan}}
| Archery || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2016
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Amit Kumar |Dahiya}}
| Wrestling || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2016
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Soumyajit |Ghosh}}
| Table Tennis || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2016
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Sourav |Kothari}}
| Billiards & Snooker || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2016
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Raj |Kumar|dab = badminton}}
| style="background-color:#E0E0D1;" | Badminton{{small|§}} || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2016
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Sandeep Singh |Maan}}
| style="background-color:#E0E0D1;" | Athletics{{small|§}} || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2016
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Subrata |Pal}}
| Football || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2016
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Vinesh |Phogat}}
| Wrestling || Female
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2016
! scope="row" | {{sortname|V. R. |Raghunath}}
| Hockey || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2016
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Ajinkya |Rahane}}
| Cricket || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2016
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Ritu |Rani}}
| Hockey || Female
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2016
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Gurpreet |Singh|dab = sport shooter}}
| Shooting || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2016
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Virender |Singh|Virender Singh (wrestler, born 1986)}}
| style="background-color:#E0E0D1;" | Wrestling{{small|§}} || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2016
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Shiva |Thapa}}
| Boxing || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2017
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Anthony |Amalraj}}
| Table Tennis || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2017
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Varun Singh |Bhati}}
| style="background-color:#E0E0D1;" | Athletics{{small|§}} || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2017
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Shiv |Chawrasia}}
| Golf || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2017
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Oinam Bembem |Devi}}
| Football || Female
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2017
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Satyawart |Kadian}}
| Wrestling || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2017
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Harmanpreet |Kaur}}
| Cricket || Female
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2017
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Khushbir |Kaur}}
| Athletics || Female
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2017
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Saketh |Myneni}}
| Lawn Tennis || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2017
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Prakash |Nanjappa}}
| Shooting || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2017
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Cheteshwar |Pujara}}
| Cricket || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2017
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Arokia |Rajiv}}
| Athletics || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2017
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Devendro |Singh}}
| Boxing || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2017
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Jasvir |Singh|dab = kabaddi}}
| Kabaddi || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2017
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Prashanti |Singh}}
| Basketball || Female
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2017
! scope="row" | {{sortname|S. V. |Sunil}}
| Hockey || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2017
! scope="row" | {{sortname|V. J. |Sureka|link=Jyothi Sureka Vennam}}
| Archery || Female
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2017
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Mariyappan |Thangavelu}}
| style="background-color:#E0E0D1;" | Athletics{{small|§}} || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2018
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Manika |Batra}}
| Table Tennis || Female
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2018
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Rohan |Bopanna}}
| Lawn Tennis || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2018
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Neeraj |Chopra}}
| Athletics || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2018
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Hima |Das}}
| Athletics || Female
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2018
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Ankur |Dhama}}
| style="background-color:#E0E0D1;" | Athletics{{small|§}} || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2018
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Sathiyan |Gnanasekaran}}
| Table Tennis || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2018
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Jinson |Johnson}}
| Athletics || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2018
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Pooja |Kadian}}
| Wushu || Female
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2018
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Satish |Kumar|dab = boxer}}
| Boxing || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2018
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Sumit |Malik}}
| Wrestling || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2018
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Smriti |Mandhana}}
| Cricket || Female
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2018
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Ankur |Mittal}}
| Shooting || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2018
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Savita |Punia}}
| Hockey || Female
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2018
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Ravi |Rathore}}
| Polo || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2018
! scope="row" | {{sortname|N. Sikki |Reddy}}
| Badminton || Female
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2018
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Manoj |Sarkar}}
| style="background-color:#E0E0D1;" | Badminton{{small|§}} || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2018
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Rahi |Sarnobat}}
| Shooting || Female
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2018
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Shubhankar |Sharma}}
| Golf || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2018
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Manpreet |Singh|dab = field hockey}}
| Hockey || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2018
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Shreyasi |Singh}}
| Shooting || Female
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2019
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Muhammed |Anas}}
| Athletics || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2019
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Swapna |Barman}}
| Athletics || Female
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2019
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Pramod |Bhagat}}
| style="background-color:#E0E0D1;" | Badminton{{small|§}} || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2019
! scope="row" | {{sortname|S. |Bhaskaran}}
| Bodybuilding || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2019
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Harmeet |Desai}}
| Table Tennis || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2019
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Sonia|Lather}}
| Boxing || Female
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2019
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Gaurav |Gill}}
| Motor Sports || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2019
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Sundar Singh |Gurjar}}
| style="background-color:#E0E0D1;" | Athletics{{small|§}} || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2019
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Ravindra |Jadeja}}
| Cricket || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2019
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Chinglensana |Kangujam}}
| Hockey || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2019
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Sonia |Lather}}
| Boxing || Female
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2019
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Fouaad |Mirza}}
| Equestrian || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2019
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Anjum |Moudgil}}
| Shooting || Female
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2019
! scope="row" | {{sortname|B. Sai |Praneeth}}
| Badminton || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2019
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Gurpreet Singh |Sandhu}}
| Football || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2019
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Simran Singh |Shergill}}
| Polo || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2019
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Ajay |Thakur}}
| Kabaddi || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2019
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Tejinder Pal Singh |Toor}}
| Athletics || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2019
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Poonam |Yadav}}
| Cricket || Female

|}

==Explanatory notes==
{{notelist|refs=
{{efn|name=a|The cash prize was introduced in the year 1977{{ndash}}1978 as a scholarship of {{INRConvert|200}} a month for 2 years.<ref>{{cite press_release|title=Two years Scholarship for winners|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/EDUCATION/1978-JULY-DEC-MINISTRY-OF-EDUCATION-SOCIAL-WELFARE-&-CULTURE/PDF/EDU-1978-10-27_165.pdf|publisher=Press Information Bureau, India|accessdate=22 September 2020|date=27 October 1978|archive-date=29 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229143057/https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/EDUCATION/1978-JULY-DEC-MINISTRY-OF-EDUCATION-SOCIAL-WELFARE-%26-CULTURE/PDF/EDU-1978-10-27_165.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> It was revised to one time cash prize of {{INRConvert|5|k}} in 1986,<ref>{{cite press_release|title=Arjuna Award for 1986 to 13 Sports persons|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/EDUCATION/1988-JAN-JUNE-HUMAN-RESOURCE-DEVIL-VOL-I/PDF/HRD-1988-01-12_014.pdf|publisher=Press Information Bureau, India|accessdate=22 September 2020|date=12 January 1988|archive-date=29 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229143057/https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/EDUCATION/1988-JAN-JUNE-HUMAN-RESOURCE-DEVIL-VOL-I/PDF/HRD-1988-01-12_014.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> to {{INRConvert|20|k}} in 1987,<ref>{{cite press_release|title=Value of cash prize enhanced|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/RASHTRAPATI%20BHAWAN/1989-JAN-DEC-PRESIDENT-SECTT/PDF/RPB-1989-05-30_030.pdf|publisher=Press Information Bureau, India|accessdate=22 September 2020|date=30 May 1989|archive-date=29 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229143057/https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/RASHTRAPATI%20BHAWAN/1989-JAN-DEC-PRESIDENT-SECTT/PDF/RPB-1989-05-30_030.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> to {{INRConvert|50|k}} in 1993,<ref>{{cite press_release|title=Arjuna awards, Dronachrya awards for 1998 Presented|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/EDUCATION/1993-JAN-DEC-YOUTH-AFFAIRS-&-SPORTS/PDF/YTH-1993-07-22_045.pdf|publisher=Press Information Bureau, India|accessdate=22 September 2020|date=22 July 1993|archive-date=29 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229143057/https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/EDUCATION/1993-JAN-DEC-YOUTH-AFFAIRS-%26-SPORTS/PDF/YTH-1993-07-22_045.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> to {{INRConvert|1.5|l}} in 1998,<ref>{{cite press_release|title=Value of cash prize enhanced|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/releases98/lyr99/l0999/r010999.html#8|publisher=Press Information Bureau, India|accessdate=22 September 2020|date=1 September 1998|archive-date=29 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229143138/https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/releases98/lyr99/l0999/r010999.html#8|url-status=live}}</ref> to {{INRConvert|3|l}} in 2001,<ref>{{cite press_release|title=Arjuna Awards scheme Revised|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/releases98/lyr2002/rapr2002/03042002/r0304200215.html|publisher=Press Information Bureau, India|accessdate=22 September 2020|date=3 April 2002|archive-date=29 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229143222/https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/releases98/lyr2002/rapr2002/03042002/r0304200215.html|url-status=live}}</ref> to {{INRConvert|5|l}} in 2009,<ref>{{cite press_release|title=Several initiatives undertaken for transformation of sports|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=56322|publisher=Press Information Bureau, India|accessdate=22 September 2020|date=22 December 2009|archive-date=1 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001163838/http://pibarchive.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=56322|url-status=live}}</ref> and to {{INRConvert|15|l}} in 2020.<ref>{{cite web|title=Enhancement of cash amount of Sports Awards 2020|url=http://yas.nic.in/sites/default/files/Enhancement%20of%20cash%20amount%20of%20Sports%20Awards%202020.pdf|publisher=Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (India)|accessdate=22 September 2020|date=27 August 2020|archive-date=29 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229143104/https://yas.nic.in/sites/default/files/Enhancement%20of%20cash%20amount%20of%20Sports%20Awards%202020.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>}}
}}

==Reference==
{{Reflist|refs=
<ref name="ArjunaAward">{{cite web|title=List of Arjuna Awardees (1961–2018)|url=https://yas.nic.in/sites/default/files/LIST%20OF%20ARJUNA%20AWARDEES.docx%2061%20-%2017_0_0.pdf|publisher=Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (India)|accessdate=12 September 2020|format=PDF|df=dmy-all|archive-date=18 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200718084523/https://yas.nic.in/sites/default/files/LIST%20OF%20ARJUNA%20AWARDEES.docx%2061%20-%2017_0_0.pdf|url-status=live}}
*{{cite press_release|title=Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, Arjuna Awards and other Sports Awards Announced|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=74755|publisher=Press Information Bureau, India|accessdate=24 September 2020|date=18 August 2011|archive-date=29 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229201406/https://archive.pib.gov.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=74755|url-status=live}}
*{{cite press_release|title=Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna and Arjuna Awards|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=98548|publisher=Press Information Bureau, India|accessdate=24 September 2020|date=22 August 2013|archive-date=29 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229201413/https://archive.pib.gov.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=98548|url-status=live}}
*{{cite press_release|title=National Sports Awards – 2014|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=108953|publisher=Press Information Bureau, India|accessdate=24 September 2020|date=21 August 2014}}
*{{cite press_release|title=Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna 2015 and Arjuna Awards 2015|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=126073|publisher=Press Information Bureau, India|accessdate=24 September 2020|date=14 August 2015|archive-date=29 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229201354/https://archive.pib.gov.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=126073|url-status=live}}
*{{cite press_release|title=National Sports Awards – 2016|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=149084|publisher=Press Information Bureau, India|accessdate=24 September 2020|date=22 August 2016|archive-date=29 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229201407/https://archive.pib.gov.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=149084|url-status=live}}
*{{cite press_release|title=National Sports Awards −2019 announced|url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1582410|publisher=Press Information Bureau, India|accessdate=24 September 2020|date=20 August 2019|archive-date=29 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229143129/https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1582410|url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name="Scheme">{{cite web|title=Revised Scheme of Arjuna Award|url=https://yas.nic.in/sites/default/files/Revised%20Scheme%20of%20Arjuna%20Award%20%28amended%20as%20on%207.9.2018%29_0.pdf|publisher=Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (India)|accessdate=22 September 2020|date=7 September 2018|format=PDF|df=dmy-all|archive-date=29 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229143100/https://yas.nic.in/sites/default/files/Revised%20Scheme%20of%20Arjuna%20Award%20%28amended%20as%20on%207.9.2018%29_0.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name="EverestNews">{{cite news |last1=Chhetri |first1=Vivek |title=Team spirit at its peak for Arjuna |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/team-spirit-at-its-peak-for-arjuna/cid/1523047 |accessdate=22 September 2020 |work=Telegraph India |date=30 May 2015 |archive-date=1 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001205604/https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/team-spirit-at-its-peak-for-arjuna/cid/1523047 |url-status=live }}</ref>
}}

==External links==
* {{cite web |title=Sports awards |url=https://yas.nic.in/sports/sports-awards-0 |website=yas.nic.in |publisher=Government of India, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Department of Sports |accessdate=19 October 2020 |date=2020}} (official website)

{{Arjuna awards}}
{{National Sports Awards}}

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[[Category:Indian sports trophies and awards]]
[[Category:Lists of Indian award winners]]