The President of India, Pranab Mukherjee on 31 August 2013 conferred the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, Dronacharya Awards, Arjuna Awards, Dhyan Chand Awards, Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Awards, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy and Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puraskar at a function organised at Rashtrapati Bhawan, New Delhi.
Among the awards, the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award was given to Ronjon Sodhi for shooting.
List of other awards and awardees:
Arjuna Awards
| Sl. No. | Name | Discipline |
| 1. | Chekrovolu Swuro | Archery |
| 2. | Kavita Chahal | Boxing |
| 3. | Rupesh Shah | Billiards & Snooker |
| 4. | Virat Kohli | Cricket |
| 5. | Abhijeet Gupta | Chess |
| 6. | Gagan Jeet Bhullar | Golf |
| 7. | Saba Anjum | Hockey |
| 8. | Rajkumari Rathore | Shooting |
| 9. | Joshna Chinnappa | Squash |
| 10. | Mouma Das | Table Tennis |
| 11. | Neha Rathi | Wrestling |
| 12. | Dharmender Dalal | Wrestling |
| 13. | Amit Kumar Saroha | Athletics (Para) |
Dronacharya Awards for 2013
| Sl.No. | Name | Discipline |
| 1. | Poornima Mahato | Archery |
| 2. | Mahavir Singh | Boxing |
| 3. | Narinder Singh Saini | Hockey |
| 4. | K.P. Thomas | Athletics* |
| 5. | Raj Singh | Wrestling* |
* Lifetime contribution in coaching
Dhyan Chand Awards
| Sl.No. | Name | Discipline |
| 1. | Mary D’souza Sequeira | Athletics |
| 2. | Syed Ali | Hockey |
| 3. | Anil Mann | Wrestling |
| 4. | Girraj Singh | Para Sports (Athletics) |
Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Awards-2012
| S. No. | Name | Discipline |
| 1. | Basant Singh Roy | Mountaineering |
| 2. | Major Ranveer Singh Jamwal | Mountaineering |
| 3. | Lt. Cdr. Abhilash Tomy | Sailing |
| 4. | Naib Subedar Paramjeet Singh Siddhu | Hang Gliding |
| 5. | Prem Singh | Mountaineering |
| 6. | Hari Ram | Mountaineering |
Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar
| Sl. No. | Category | Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar, 2013 |
| 1. | Community Sports Identification and Nurturing of Budding Young Talent | Dr. U.K. Mishra, Founder and President, National Sports Academy, Allahabad |
| 2. | Financial Support for Sports Excellence | Services Sports Control Board |
| 3. | Establishment and Management of Sports Academies of Excellence | Pullela Gopichand Academy of Badminton, Hyderabad |
| 4. | Employment of Sportspersons and sports welfare measures. | Petroleum Sports Promotion Board |
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy
| Sl. No. |
| Year |
| 1. | Guru Nanak Dev Vishwavidyalay, Amritsar | 2010-11 |
| 2. | Punjabi Vishwavidyalay, Patiala | 2011-12 |
| 3. | Punjabi Vishwavidyalay, Patiala | 2012-13 |
P.V. Sindhu, Badminton who was declared a winner of Arjuna Award 2013 was not present at the award ceremony.
The nominations received for various categories of awards were considered by the select panels of eminent sportspersons and sports administrators of impeccable integrity. The Selection Committee for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award and Arjuna Awards was headed by Shri Michael Ferreira and other members of the Committee from the sports fraternity were Shri Limba Ram, Shri V. Devarajan, Shri Zafar Iqbal, Ms. Vandana Rao, Ms. Anjali M. Bhagwat, Ms. Indu Puri, Shri Shakti Singh, Shri Ravi Shastri, Shri Kripa Shankar Patel and Shri Surinder Khanna..Similarly, the Committees for other awards too comprised of men and women of eminence in the field of sports. The different Committees made their recommendations after duly considering all the nominations.
About the Award
National Sports Awards are given every year to recognize and reward excellence in sports. Apart from a medal and a citation, the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Awardee received a cash prize of Rs.7.5 lakh. Arjuna, Dronacharya and Dhyan Chand Awardees received statuettes, citations and cash prize of Rs.5 lakh each. Recipients of Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar were given Trophies.
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