"Dhyan Chand Award" is India's highest award for lifetime achievements in sports and games. Lets know about the award.
- The award is given by Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India.
- The award is named on the name of Legendry Hockey Player Major Dhyan Chand.
- The award was initiated in 2002.
- The awardee is given Rs. 5,00,000 , a plaque and a scroll of honour.
- Balbir Singh Senior has been honored with a Dhyan Chand Life Time Achievement Award .
- The 90 years old man received the trophy of Major Dhyan Chand Lifetime Achievement Award along with a cheque of Rs. 30 Lakh on March 28, 2015.
- He is also first sports person to receive Padma Shri Award in 1957.
- Balbir Singh's record of most five goals in an Olympic Final still stands and he also recognize as 16 iconic Olympians.
- He was the part of team when India won continuously 3 gold medals in London Olympics (1948), Helsinki Olympics (1952) and Melbourne Olympics (1956).
- He was the captain of the Indian team during the Melbourne Olympics.
Winners of 2020
| S. No. | Name of the awardee | Discipline |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kuldip Singh Bhullar | Athletics |
| 2 | Jincy Philips | Athletics |
| 3 | Pradeep Shrikrishna Gandhe | Badminton |
| 4 | Trupti Murgunde | Badminton |
| 5 | N. Usha | Boxing |
| 6 | Lakha Singh | Boxing |
| 7 | Sukhvinder Singh Sandhu | Football |
| 8 | Ajit Pal Singh | Hockey |
| 9 | Manpreet Singh | Kabaddi |
| 10 | J. Ranjith Kumar | Para Athletics |
| 11 | Satyaprakash Tiwari | Para Badminton |
| 12 | Manjeet Singh | Rowing |
| 13 | Sachin Nag | Swimming |
| 14 | Nandan P. Bal | Tennis |
| 15 | Netarpal Hooda | Wrestling |
Winners of 2019
| S. No. | Name of the awardee | Discipline |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | C Lalremsanga | Archery |
| 2 | Manoj Kumar | Wrestling |
| 3 | Arup Basak | Table Tennis |
| 4 | Nitten Kirrtane | Tennis |
| 5 | Manuel Fredricks | Hockey |
