Rajiv Khel Ratna for Gopichand

Five coaches have been named for the Dronacharya award.

Out of 31 Arjuna awardees, 15 have been honoured for life-time achievements.

Prominent among current players who figure in the Arjuna award list include cricketer Venkatesh Prasad, hockey star Baljit Singh Saini, shooters Anjali Vedpathak and Abhinav Bindra, athlete K M Beenamol and weightlifter Sanamacha Chanu.

Among those who have been honoured for life-time achievements include former hockey Olympian R S Bhola, national hockey coach Balkishen Singh, tennis coach Akhtar Ali, athlete Vijayamala Bhanot and the late K D Jadav, the wrestler who gave India its first individual Olympic medal.

Gurdial Singh Bhangu (hockey) and S M Arif (badminton) are among the five coaches selected for the Dronacharya award.

The complete list of awardees:
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna: Pulella Gopichand (badminton).
Dronacharya award: Gurdial Singh Bhangu (hockey), Hansa Sharma (weightlifting), Phadke Gopal Purushottam (kho-kho), S M Arif (badminton), Bhupender Dhawan (powerlifting).
Arjuna award: K M Beenamol (athletics), Venkatesh Prasad (cricket), Baljit Singh Saini, Tingonleima Chanu (hockey), Anjali Vedpathak, Abhinav Bindra (shooting), Sebastian Xavier, J Abhijith (swimming), Randhir Singh, Kripa Shankar Patel (wrestling), George Thomas (badminton), C Honnapa (kabaddi), S Vijayalakshmi (chess), Sanamacha Chanu (weightlifting).
Handicapped: Yadvendra Vashishtha (athletics), Vijay Bhalachandra Munishwar (athletics and powerlifting).
Lifetime: Kalpana Debnath (gymnastics), Capt R S Bhola, Balkishen Singh, Jalaluddin Rizvi, Madhu Yadav (hockey), Gurbir Singh Sandhu (shooting), K D Jadhav, Naresh Kumar (wrestling), Milkha Singh, Rachna Govil, Vijayamala Bhanot (athletics), Akhtar Ali (tennis), P V Ramana (volleyball) and Surender Singh Kanwasi (rowing).
Handicapped: Joginder Singh Bedi (athletics).