Digital Desk Lucknow. The Government of India has announced the names of players receiving the Arjun Award under the National Sports Award 2025. This time, 17 players who have performed brilliantly in different sports have been selected for the Arjuna Award. The list includes many names including athletics' Tejaswin Shankar, hockey players Lalremsiami and Rajkumar Pal, chess players Vidit Santosh Gujarati and Divya Jitendra Deshmukh.
According to the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, the awards have been selected on the basis of the recommendations of the appointed selection committee. Every year, players, coaches and institutions who have performed remarkably in sports are honored through the National Sports Awards.
These 17 players will get Arjun Award
The players selected for the Arjun Award 2025 include players from various sports.
- Athletics: Tejaswin Shankar, Muhammad Ajmal V, Priyanka Goswami
- Badminton: Treasa Jolly, Pullela Gayatri Gopichand
- Boxing: Narendra
- chess: Vidit Santosh Gujarati, Divya Jeetendra Deshmukh
- Def Shooting: Dhanush Srikanth
- Hockey: Lalremsiami, Rajkumar Pal
- Kabaddi: Surjeet, Pooja
- Para-Shooting: Rudransh Khandelwal
- Para-Athletics: unity fear
- Rowing: Arvind Singh
- Shooting: Akhil Sheoran
Lifetime Arjun Award also announced
Football legend Arumanayagam has been selected for the Arjuna Award (Lifetime), given to players who have contributed to the game for a long time.
This honor is given to such players who have achieved notable achievements in their active career as well as have contributed to the development of sports even after retirement.
Coaches will be honored with Dronacharya Award
The names of Dronacharya Award for coaches have also been announced in the National Sports Award 2025.
In regular category:
- Parveer Singh – Athletics
- Chhote Lal Yadav – Boxing
- Neha Nandkumar Chavan – Shooting
In the Lifetime category:
- Dharmendra Singh Yadav – Boxing
- Virendra Kumar – Wrestling
Complete list of Arjun Award 2025
| player | game |
|---|---|
| Tejaswin Shankar | athletics |
| Muhammad Ajmal V | athletics |
| Priyanka Goswami | athletics |
| Trisa Jolly | badminton |
| Pullela Gayatri Gopichand | badminton |
| Narendra | boxing |
| Vidit Santosh Gujarati | chess |
| Divya Jeetendra Deshmukh | chess |
| Dhanush Srikanth | def shooting |
| Lalremsiami | Hockey |
| Rajkumar Pal | Hockey |
| Surjeet | Kabaddi |
| Prayer | Kabaddi |
| Rudransh Khandelwal | para-shooting |
| unity fear | para-athletics |
| Arvind Singh | rowing |
| Akhil Sheoran | shooting |