Award Winners

Padma Shri
Year of AwardName of RecipientState
2014 Ms. Sunil Dabas Haryana
2019 Mr. Ajay Thakur Himachal Pradesh


Dhyanchand Award Winners of Kabaddi
Year of AwardName of RecipientState
2007 Mr. Shamsher Singh Haryana
2020 Mr. Manpreet Singh ONGC
2021 Mr. Vikas Kumar Haryana
2022 BC Suresh


Dronacharya Award Winners of Kabaddi
Year of AwardName of RecipientState
2002 Mr. Ejjapureddi Prasad Rao Andhra Pradesh
2005 Mr. Balwan Singh Services
2012 Ms. Sunil Dabas Haryana
2019 Mr. Rambir Singh Khokhar (Life Time) Haryana
2020 Mr. Krishan Kumar Hooda (Life Time) Haryana
2021 Mr. Ashan Kumar (Life Time) Haryana


Arjun Award Winners of Kabaddi
Year of AwardName of RecipientState
1972 Mr. Sahanand Mahadev Shetty Maharashtra
1973 Mr. Bholanath Guin West Bengal
1978 Ms. Shakuntala Pandarinath Khatavkar Maharashtra
1980 Mr. Shantaram Jadhav Maharashtra
1981 Ms. Monika Nath West Bengal
1983 Ms. Maya Kashinath Maharashtra
1986 Ms. Rama Sarkar West Bengal
1990 Mr. Hardeep Singh SSCB
1994 Mr. S. Rajarathnam Tamil Nadu
1994 Mr. Ashok Shinde Maharashtra
1995 Mr. P. Ganeshan Tamil Nadu
1996 Mr. Shriram Bhavsar Maharashtra
1996 Ms. Neeta Moreshwer Dadwe Indian Railway
1997 Mr. Randhir Singh Delhi
1998 Mr. Ashan Kumar SSCB
1998 Mr. Bishwajit Palit West Bengal
1999 Mr. Balwinder Singh (Piddha) Punjab
1999 Mr. Tirath Raj Delhi
2000 Mr. C. Honnappa Gowda Karnataka
2001 Mr. B.C. Ramesh Karnataka
2002 Mr. Ram Mehar Singh SSCB
2003 Mr. Sanjeev Kumar Indian Railway
2004 Mr. Sunder Singh Delhi
2005 Mr. Ramesh Kumar Haryana
2006 Mr. Navneet Gautam Rajasthan
2009 Mr. Pankaj Navnath Shirsat Maharashtra
2010 Mr. Dinesh Kumar Delhi
2011 Mr. Rakesh Kumar Indian Railway
2011 Ms. Tejeswini Bai V Indian Railway
2012 Mr. Anoop Kumar Delhi
2013 NONE
2014 Ms. Mamtha Poojari Indian Railway
2015 Mr. Manjeet Chhillar Indian Railway
2015 Ms. Abhilasha Shashikant Mahatre Indian Railway
2016 NONE
2017 Mr. Jasvir Singh ONGC
2018 NONE
2019 Mr. Ajay Thakur Himachal Pradesh
2020 Mr. Deepak Hooda Rajasthan
2021 Mr. Sandeep Narwal Haryana
2022 Sakshi Kumari Haryana