Winners of National Sports Awards 2016
National Sports Awards are given every year to recognize and reward excellence in sports. Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award is given for the spectacular and most outstanding performance in the field of sports by a sportsperson over a period of four years; Arjuna Award is given for consistently outstanding performance for four years; Dronacharya Award for coaches for producing medal winners at prestigious international sports events, Dhyan Chand Award for life time contribution to sports development and Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar is given to the corporate entities (both in private and public sector) and individuals who have played a visible role in the area of sports promotion and development. Overall top performing university in inter-university tournaments is given Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy.
List of winners of National Sports Awards 2016
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna
| Name | Field |
| P. V. Sindhu | Badminton |
| Sakshi Malik | Wrestling |
| Dipa Karmakar | Gymnastics |
| Jitu Rai | Shooting |
Dronacharya Award
| Name | Field |
| Nagapuri Ramesh | Athletics |
| Sagar Mal Dhayal | Boxing |
| Raj Kumar Sharma | Cricket |
| Bishweshwar Nandi | Gymnastics |
| S. Pradeep Kumar | Swimming (Lifetime) |
| Mahabir Singh | Wrestling (Lifetime) |
Arjuna Award
| Name | Field |
| Rajat Chauhan | Archery |
| Lalita Babar | Athletics |
| Sourav Kothari | Billiards & Snooker |
| Shiva Thapa | Boxing |
| Ajinkya Rahane | Cricket |
| Subrata Paul | Football |
| Rani | Hockey |
| Raghunath V.R. | Hockey |
| Gurpreet Singh | Shooting |
| Apurvi Chandela | Shooting |
| Soumyajit Ghosh | Table Tennis |
| Vinesh | Wrestling |
| Amit Kumar | Wrestling |
| Sandeep Singh Mann | Para-Athletics |
| Virender Singh | Wrestling (Deaf) |
Dhyan Chand Award
| Name | Field |
| Satti Geetha | Athletics |
| Sylvanus Dung Dung | Hockey |
| Rajendra Pralhad Shelke | Rowing |
Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar
| Category | Entity |
| Identification and Nurturing of Budding and Young Talent | 1. Hockey Citizen Group 2. Dadar Parsee Zorostrian cricket club 3. Usha School of Athletics 4. STAIRS |
| Encouragement to sports through corporate social responsibility | India Infrastructure Finance Corporate Limited |
| Employment to sportspersons and other welfare measures | Reserve Bank of India |
| Sports for Development | Subroto Mukherjee Sports Education Society |
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy
- Punjabi University, Patiala
