|
Year |
Recipient(s) |
Discipline(s) |
|
2022 |
Sharath Kamal |
Table tennis |
|
2021 |
Neeraj Chopra |
Athletics |
|
2021 |
Ravi Kumar Dahiya |
Freestyle wrestling |
|
2021 |
Lovlina Borgohain |
Boxing |
|
2021 |
P. R. Sreejesh |
Hockey |
|
2021 |
Avani Lekhara |
Paralympic shooting |
|
2021 |
Pramod Bhagat |
Para-badminton |
|
2021 |
Sumit Antil |
Para-athletics |
|
2021 |
Mithali Raj |
Cricket |
|
2021 |
Manpreet Singh |
Hockey |
|
2021 |
Sunil Chhetri |
Football |
|
2021 |
Krishna Nagar |
Para-badminton |
|
2021 |
Manish Narwal |
Paralympic shooting |
|
2020 |
Manika Batra |
Table tennis |
|
2020 |
Vinesh Phogat |
Freestyle wrestling |
|
2020 |
Rani Rampal |
Hockey |
|
2020 |
Rohit Sharma |
Cricket |
|
2020 |
Mariyappan Thangavelu |
Paralympic high jump |
|
2019 |
Deepa Malik |
Paralympic (shot put, javelin, others) |
|
2019 |
Bajrang Punia |
Freestyle wrestling |
|
2018 |
Saikhom Mirabai Chanu |
Weightlifting |
|
2018 |
Virat Kohli |
Cricket |
|
2017 |
Devendra Jhajharia |
Paralympic javelin |
|
2017 |
Sardara Singh |
Hockey |
|
2016 |
Dipa Karmakar |
Gymnastics |
|
2016 |
Jitu Rai |
Shooting |
|
2016 |
P. V. Sindhu |
Badminton |
|
2016 |
Sakshi Malik |
Freestyle wrestling |
|
2015 |
Sania Mirza |
Tennis |
|
2014 |
No award |
|
|
2013 |
Ronjan Sodhi |
Shooting |
|
2012 |
Vijay Kumar |
Shooting |
|
2012 |
Yogeshwar Dutt |
Freestyle wrestling |
|
2011 |
Gagan Narang |
Shooting |
|
2010 |
Saina Nehwal |
Badminton |
|
2009 |
Sushil Kumar |
Freestyle wrestling |
|
2009 |
Mary Kom |
Boxing |
|
2009 |
Vijender Singh |
Boxing |
|
2008 |
No award |
|
|
2007 |
Mahendra Singh Dhoni |
Cricket |
|
2006 |
Manavjit Singh Sandhu |
Shooting |
|
2005 |
Pankaj Advani |
Billiards and Snooker |
|
2004 |
Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore |
Shooting |
|
2003 |
Anju Bobby George |
Athletics |
|
2002 |
Anjali Bhagwat |
Shooting |
|
2002 |
K. M. Beenamol |
Athletics |
|
2001 |
Abhinav Bindra |
Shooting |
|
2000–2001 |
Pullela Gopichand |
Badminton |
|
1999–2000 |
Dhanraj Pillay |
Hockey |
|
1998–1999 |
Jyotirmoyee Sikdar |
Athletics |
|
1997–1998 |
Sachin Tendulkar |
Cricket |
|
1996–1997 |
Leander Paes |
Tennis |
|
1995–1996 |
Nameirakpam Kunjarani |
Weightlifting |
|
1994–1995 |
Karnam Malleswari |
Weightlifting |
|
1993–1994 |
Homi Motivala |
Yachting (Team event) |
|
1993–1994 |
Pushpendra Kumar Garg |
Yachting (Team event) |
|
1992–1993 |
Geet Sethi |
Billiards |
|
1991–1992 |
Viswanathan Anand |
Chess |