Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports announced the National Sports Awards 2023. The awardees will be given their awards by the President of India at a specially organized function at Rashtrapati Bhavan on 9th January 2024 (Tuesday) at 11:00 A.M.
Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2023
Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award’ is presented for the spectacular and most outstanding performance in the field of sports by a sportsperson over the previous four years.
| S. No. | Sportsperson | Discipline |
| 1. | Shri Chirag Chandrashekhar Shetty | Badminton |
| 2. | Shri Rankireddy Satwik Sai Raj | Badminton |
Arjuna Awards for outstanding performance in Sports and Games 2023
Arjuna Award for outstanding performance in Sports and Games’ is presented for good performance over the previous four years and for showing qualities of leadership, sportsmanship and a sense of discipline.
| S. No. | Sportsperson | Discipline |
| 1. | Shri Ojas Pravin Deotale | Archery |
| 2. | Ms Aditi Gopichand Swami | Archery |
| 3. | Shri Sreeshankar M | Athletics |
| 4. | Ms Parul Chaudhary | Athletics |
| 5. | Shri Mohameed Hussamuddin | Boxing |
| 6. | Ms R Vaishali | Chess |
| 7. | Shri Mohammed Shami | Cricket |
| 8. | Shri Anush Agarwalla | Equestrian |
| 9. | Ms Divyakriti Singh | Equestrian Dressage |
| 10. | Ms Diksha Dagar | Golf |
| 11. | Shri Krishan Bahadur Pathak | Hockey |
| 12. | Ms Pukhrambam Sushila Chanu | Hockey |
| 13. | Shri Pawan Kumar | Kabaddi |
| 14. | Ms Ritu Negi | Kabaddi |
| 15. | Ms Nasreen | Kho-Kho |
| 16. | Ms Pinki | Lawn Bowls |
| 17. | Shri Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar | Shooting |
| 18. | Ms Esha Singh | Shooting |
| 19. | Shri Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu | Squash |
| 20. | Ms Ayhika Mukherjee | Table Tennis |
| 21. | Shri Sunil Kumar | Wrestling |
| 22. | Ms Antim | Wrestling |
| 23. | Ms Naorem Roshibina Devi | Wushu |
| 24. | Ms Sheetal Devi | Para Archery |
| 25. | Shri Illuri Ajay Kumar Reddy | Blind Cricket |
| 26. | Ms Prachi Yadav | Para Canoeing |
Dronacharya Award for outstanding coaches in Sports and Games 2023
Dronacharya Award for outstanding coaches in Sports and Games’ is presented to coaches for doing outstanding and meritorious work consistently and for enabling sportspersons to excel in International events.
- Regular Category:
| S. No. | Coach | Discipline |
| 1. | Shri Lalit Kumar | Wrestling |
| 2. | Shri R. B. Ramesh | Chess |
| 3. | Shri Mahaveer Prasad Saini | Para Athletics |
| 4. | Shri Shivendra Singh | Hockey |
| 5. | Shri Ganesh Prabhakar Devrukhkar | Mallakhamb |
- Lifetime Category:
| Name of the Coach | Discipline |
| Shri Jaskirat Singh Grewal | Golf |
| Shri Bhaskaran E | Kabaddi |
| Shri Jayanta Kumar Pushilal | Table Tennis |
Dhyan Chand Award for Lifetime achievement in Sports and Games 2023:
Dhyan Chand Award for Lifetime achievement in Sports and Games’ is presented to honour sportspersons who have contributed to sports by their performance and who continue to contribute to the promotion of sports events after their retirement.
| Name of the sportsperson | Discipline |
| Ms Manjusha Kanwar | Badminton |
| Shri Vineet Kumar Sharma | Hockey |
| Ms Kavitha Selvaraj | Kabaddi |
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy 2023:
| 1. | Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar | Overall winner university |
| 2. | Lovely Professional University, Punjab | 1st runner up University |
| 3. | Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra | 2nd runner up University |