President Droupadi Murmu felicitated over 25 star Indian athletes at the National Sports Awards 2022 ceremony on November 30, being held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. Over 25 athletes were presented with the Arjuna award while veteran table tennis player Achanta Sharath Kamal was presented with the all-important Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna award, which is the highest honour in India for a sportsperson.
Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2022
| S. No. | Name of the sportsperson | Discipline |
| 1 | Shri Sharath Kamal Achanta | Table Tennis |
Arjuna Awards for outstanding performance in Sports and Games 2022
| S. No. | Name of the sportsperson | Discipline |
| 1 | Ms Seema Punia | Athletics |
| 2 | Shri Eldhose Paul | Athletics |
| 3 | Shri Avinash Mukund Sable | Athletics |
| 4 | Shri Lakshya Sen | Badminton |
| 5 | Shri Prannoy HS | Badminton |
| 6 | Shri Amit | Boxing |
| 7 | Ms Nikhat Zareen | Boxing |
| 8 | Ms Bhakti Pradip Kulkarni | Chess |
| 9 | Shri R Praggnanandhaa | Chess |
| 10 | Ms Deep Grace Ekka | Hockey |
| 11 | Ms Shushila Devi | Judo |
| 12 | Ms Sakshi Kumari | Kabaddi |
| 13 | Ms Nayan Moni Saikia | Lawn Bowl |
| 14 | Shri Sagar Kailas Ovhalkar | Mallakhamb |
| 15 | Ms ElavenilValarivan | Shooting |
| 16 | Shri Omprakash Mitharval | Shooting |
| 17 | Ms Sreeja Akula | Table Tennis |
| 18 | Shri Vikas Thakur | Weightlifting |
| 19 | Ms Anshu | Wrestling |
| 20 | Ms Sarita | Wrestling |
| 21 | Shri Parveen | Wushu |
| 22 | Ms Manasi Girishchandra Joshi | Para Badminton |
| 23 | Shri Tarun Dhillon | Para Badminton |
| 24 | Shri Swapnil Sanjay Patil | Para Swimming |
| 25 | Ms Jerlin Anika J | Deaf Badminton |
Dronacharya Award for outstanding coaches in Sports and Games 2022
- Regular Category:
| S. No. | Name of the Coach (S/Shri/Ms) | Discipline |
| 1 | Shri Jiwanjot Singh Teja | Archery |
| 2 | Shri Mohammad Ali Qamar | Boxing |
| 3 | Ms Suma Siddharth Shirur | Para Shooting |
| 4 | Shri Sujeet Maan | Wrestling |
- Lifetime Category:
| S.No. | Name of the Coach (S/Shri/Ms) | Discipline |
| 1 | Shri Dinesh Jawahar Lad | Cricket |
| 2 | Shri Bimal Prafulla Ghosh | Football |
| 3 | Shri Raj Singh | Wrestling |
Dhyan Chand Award for Lifetime achievement in Sports and Games 2022
| S. No. | Name of the sportsperson | Discipline |
| 1 | Ms Ashwini Akkunji C. | Athletics |
| 2 | Shri Dharamvir Singh | Hockey |
| 3 | Shri B.C Suresh | Kabaddi |
| 4 | Shri Nir Bahadur Gurung | Para Athletics |
Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar 2022
| S. No. | Category | Entity recommended for RashtriyaKhel Protsahan Puruskar, 2022 |
| 1 | Identification and Nurturing of Budding and Young Talent | TransStadia Enterprises Private Limited |
| 2 | Encouragement to sports through Corporate Social Responsibility | Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology |
| 3 | Sports for Development | Ladakh Ski & Snowboard Association |
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy 2022:
- Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar
