President Ram Nath Kovind on 29 August 2017 presented the National Sports and Adventure Awards 2017 at Rashtrapati Bhavan on the occasion of National Sports Day.
The awardees were announced on 22 August 2017. Here is the list of awardees conferred with National Sports & Adventure Awards:
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna 2017
| Name of the Awardees | Discipline |
| Sardar Singh | Hockey |
| Devendra | Para Athlete |
Dronacharya Awards 2017
| Name of the Awardees | Discipline |
| Late Dr. R Gandhi | Athletics |
| GSSV Prasad | Badminton - Lifetime |
| Brij Bhushan Mohanty | Boxing - Lifetime |
| PA Raphel | Hockey - Lifetime |
| Sanjoy Chakraverthy | Shooting - Lifetime |
| Roshan Lal | Wrestling - Lifetime |
Arjuna Awards 2017
| Name of the Awardees | Discipline |
| Vennam Jyothi Surekha | Archery |
| Khushbir Kaur | Athletics |
| Arokia Rajiv | Athletics |
| Prasanthi Singh | Basketball |
| L Debendro Singh | Boxing |
| Cheteshwar Pujara | Cricket |
| Harmanpreet Kaur | Cricket |
| Oinam Bembem Devi | Football |
| Shivsankar Prasad Chawrasia | Golf |
| S.V. Sunil | Hockey |
| Jasvir Singh | Kabaddi |
| P. N. Prakash | Shooting |
| A. Amalraj | Table Tennis |
| Saketh Sai Myneni | Tennis |
| Satyawart Kadian | Wrestling |
| Mariyappan T | Para-Athletics |
| Varun Singh Bhati | Para-Athletics |
Dhyan Chand Award 2017
| Name of the Awardees | Discipline |
| Bhupender Singh | Athletics |
| Syed Shahid Hakim | Football |
| Sumrai Tete | Hockey |
Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award 2017
| Name of Awardees | Discipline |
| Premlata Agrawal | Land Adventure |
| More Rohan Dattatrey | Water Adventure |
| Ashok Abbey | Life Time Achievement |
| Ved Prakash Sharma | Life Time Achievement |
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy 2016-17
• Punjabi University of Patiala was conferred with Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy for the year 2016-17.
Rashtriya Khel Protsahana Purushkar 2017
| Name of Awardees | Category |
| Identification and Nurturing of Budding and Young Talent | Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan |
| Encourage to sports through corporate social responsibility | Odisha Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation |
| Sports for Development | The Golf Foundation |
| Sports for Development | Reliance Foundation |
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