Dronacharya Award Winners - All You Need to Know
The article 'Dronacharya Award Winners - All You Need to Know' provides an overview of the Dronacharya Award and highlights notable winners who have made significant contributions to their respective sports.
The article 'Dronacharya Award Winners - All You Need to Know' provides an overview of the Dronacharya Award and highlights notable winners who have made significant contributions to their respective sports.
The Dronacharya Award is one of the most prestigious honours bestowed upon sports coaches in India. It is named after Dronacharya, the legendary guru of archery from the Indian epic, the Mahabharata. The award recognizes the outstanding contributions made by coaches in the field of sports and their role in producing successful athletes.
The Dronacharya Award was instituted in 1985 by the Government of India's Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. It is presented annually to coaches from various sports disciplines, including Olympic and Paralympic sports, by the President of India on the occasion of National Sports Day, which is celebrated on 29th August.
The Dronacharya Award is a recognition of the immense hard work, dedication, and expertise demonstrated by coaches in nurturing and shaping the careers of athletes. It not only acknowledges their efforts but also motivates them to continue their valuable contribution to the Indian sports landscape.
List of Dronacharya Award Winners
Name of the Awardee | Year | Sports Associated |
| Shri O.M. Nambiar | 1985 | Athletics |
| Shri Om Prakash Bhardwaj | 1985 | Boxing |
| Shri Bhalachandra Bhaskar Bhagwat | 1985 | Wrestling |
| Shri Desh Prem Azad | 1986 | Cricket |
| Shri Raghunandan Vasant Gokhle | 1986 | Chess |
| Shri Guru Charan Singh | 1987 | Cricket |
| Shri Guru Hanuman | 1987 | Wrestling |
| Shri Ramakant Archrekar | 1990 | Cricket |
| Syed Naeemuddin | 1990 | Football |
| Shri A. Ramana Rao | 1990 | Volleyball |
| Md. Ilyas Babar | 1994 | Athletics |
| Shri Karan Singh | 1995 | Athletics |
| Shri M. Shyam Sunder Rao | 1995 | Volleyball |
| Shri Wilson Jones | 1996 | Billiards & Snooker |
| Shri Pal Singh Sandhu | 1996 | Weightlifting |
| Shri Joginder Singh Saini | 1997 | Athletics |
| Shri Bahadur Singh | 1998 | Athletics |
| Shri Hargobind Singh Sandhu | 1998 | Athletics |
| Shri G.S. Sandhu | 1998 | Boxing |
| Shri Kenneth Owen Bosen | 1999 | Athletics |
| Late Capt. Hawa Singh | 1999 | Boxing |
| Shri Ajay Kumar Sirohi | 1999 | Weightlifting |
| Shri S.M. Arif | 2000 | Badminton |
| Shri Gurudayal Singh Bhangu | 2000 | Hockey |
| Shri Phadke Gopal Purushottam | 2000 | Kho-Kho |
| Shri Bhupender Dhawan | 2000 | Powerlifting |
Smt. Hansa Sharma | 2000 | Weightlifting |
| Prof. Sunny Thomas | 2001 | Shooting |
| Shri Michael Joseph Ferreira | 2001 | Billiards & Snooker |
| Ms. Renu Kohli | 2002 | Athletics |
| Shri Jaswant Singh | 2002 | Athletics |
| Shri S.K. Kaushik | 2002 | Hockey |
| Shri E. Prasad Rao | 2002 | Kabaddi |
| Cdr. H.D. Motivala | 2002 | Yachting |
| Shri Robert Bobby George | 2003 | Athletics |
| Shri Annop Kumar | 2003 | Boxing |
| Shri Rajinder Singh | 2003 | Hockey |
| Shri Sukhchain Singh Cheema | 2003 | Wrestling |
| Shri Arvind Savur | 2004 | Billiards & Snooker |
| Smt. Sunita Sharma | 2004 | Cricket |
| Shri Cyrus M. Poncha | 2004 | Squash |
| Hony. Capt. M. Venu , VSM | 2005 | Boxing |
| Shri Balwan Singh | 2005 | Kabaddi |
| Shri Maha Singh Rao | 2005 | Wrestling |
| Shri Ismail Baig | 2005 | Rowing |
| Shri R.D. Singh ( Paralympic Games) | 2006 | Athletics |
| Shri Damodaran Chanderlal | 2006 | Boxing |
| Shri Koneru Ashok | 2006 | Chess |
| Shri Sanjeev Kumar Singh | 2007 | Archery |
| Shri Jagdish Singh | 2007 | Boxing |
| Shri G.E. Sridharan | 2007 | Volleyball |
| Shri Jagminder Singh | 2007 | Wrestling |
| Shri Pullela Gopichand | 2009 | Badminton |
| Shri Jaydev Bist | 2009 | Boxing |
| Shri S. Baldev Singh | 2009 | Hockey |
| Shri Satpal | 2009 | Wrestling |
| Shri A.K. Kutty | 2010 | Athletics |
| Shri Subhash B. Agarwal | 2010 | Billiards & Snooker |
| Shri L. Ibomcha Singh | 2010 | Boxing |
| Shri Ajay Kumar Bansal | 2010 | Hockey |
| Captain Chandrup | 2010 | Wrestling |
| Dr. Kuntal Kumar Roy | 2011 | Athletics |
| Shri Inukurthi Venkateshwara Roy | 2011 | Boxing |
| Shri Devender Kumar Rathore | 2011 | Gymnastics |
| Shri Rajinder Singh | 2011 | Hockey |
| Shri Ramphal | 2011 | Wrestling |
| Dr. Kuntal Kumar Roy | 2011 | Athletics |
| Shri Virender Poonia | 2012 | Athletics |
| Ms. Sunil Dabas | 2012 | Kabaddi (Women) |
| Shri Yashvir Singh | 2012 | Wrestling |
| Shri Jasvinder Singh Bhatia | 2012 | Athletics |
| Shri Bhawani Mukherjee | 2012 | Table Tennis |
| Shri Harendra Singh | 2012 | Hockey |
| Shri Dr. Satyapal Singh | 2012 | Athletics (Para Sports) |
| Shri B.I. Fernandez | 2012 | Boxing ( Athletics) |
| Ms. Purnima Mahato | 2013 | Archery |
| Shri Mahavir Singh | 2013 | Boxing |
| Shri Narender Singh Saini | 2013 | Hockey |
| Shri K.P. Thomas | 2013 | Athletics |
| Shri Raj Singh | 2013 | Wrestling |
| Shri Mahabir Prasad | 2014 | Wrestling |
| Shri N. Lingappa | 2014 | Athletics – Lifetime |
| Shri Ganapathy Manoharan | 2014 | Boxing – Lifetime |
| Shri Gurucharan Gogi | 2014 | Judo – Lifetime |
| Shri JoseJacob | 2014 | Rowing – Lifetime |
| Shri Naval Singh | 2015 | Athletics ( Para – Sports) |
| Shri Anoop Singh | 2015 | Wrestling |
| Shri Harbans Singh | 2015 | Athletics – Lifetime |
| Shri Swatantar Raj Singh | 2015 | Boxing – Lifetime |
| Shri Nihar Ameen | 2015 | Swimming – Lifetime |
| Shri Nagapuri Ramesh | 2016 | Athletics |
| Shri Sagar Mal Dhayal | 2016 | Boxing |
| Shri Raj Kumar Sharma | 2016 | Cricket |
| Shri Bishweshwar Nandi | 2016 | Gymnastics |
| Shri S. Pradeep Kumar | 2016 | Swimming – Lifetime |
| Shri Mahabir Singh | 2016 | Wrestling – Lifetime |
| Late Dr. R. Gandhi | 2017 | Athletics ( Posthumously ) |
| Shri G.S.S.V. Prasad | 2017 | Badminton (Lifetime ) |
| Shri Braja Bhusan Mohanty | 2017 | Boxing ( Lifetime ) |
| Shri P.A. Raphel | 2017 | Hockey ( Lifetime ) |
| Shri Sanjoy Chakraverthy | 2017 | Shooting ( Lifetime ) |
| Subedar Chenanda Achaiah Kuttappa | 2018 | Boxing |
| Shri Vijay Sharma | 2018 | Weightlifting |
| Shri A. Srinivasa Rao | 2018 | Table Tennis |
| Shri Sukhdev Singh Pannu | 2018 | Athletics |
| Shri Clarence Lobo | 2018 | Hockey (Life Time) |
| Shri Tarak Sinha | 2018 | Cricket (Life Time) |
| Shri Jiwan Kumar Sharma | 2018 | Judo (Life Time) |
| Shri V. R. Beedu | 2018 | Athletic (Life Time) |
| Mohinder Singh Dhillon | 2019 | Athletics |
| Rambir Singh Khokar | 2019 | Kabaddi |
| U. Vimal Kumar | 2019 | Badminton |
| Sandip Gupta | 2019 | Table Tennis |
| Sanjay Bhardwaj | 2019 | Cricket |
| Merzban Patel | 2019 | Hockey |
| Gaurav Khanna | 2020 | Badminton |
| Kuldeep Kumar Handoo | 2020 | Wushu |
| Jaspal Rana | 2020 | Shooting |
| Yogesh Malviya | 2020 | Mallakhamb |
| Jude Sebastian | 2020 | Hockey |
| Subramanian Raman | 2021 | Table Tennis |
| Jai Prakash Nautiyal | 2021 | Shooting |
| Pritam Siwach | 2021 | Hockey |
| Sandhya Gurung | 2021 | Boxing |
| Radhakrishnan Nair | 2021 | Athletics |
| Bimal Prafulla Ghosh | 2022 | Football |
| Dinesh Jawahar Lad | 2022 | Cricket |
| Suma Siddharth Shirur | 2022 | Para Shooting |
| Muhammad Ali Qamar | 2022 | Boxing |
| Jeevanjot Singh Teja | 2022 | Archery |
| Sujit Mann | 2022 | Wrestling |
| Raj Singh | 2022 | Wrestling |
