Khel Ratna: Shooter Manu Bhaker is the 1st Indian to win two medals (both bronze) at the same Olympics (Paris).
Arjuna Award: Swapnil Kusale won bronze in the 50m rifle 3 positions event at the Paris Olympics.
Arjuna Award: Sarabjot Singh won bronze with Manu Bhaker in the mixed team 10m air pistol event at the Paris Olympics.
Arjuna Award: Aman Sehrawat is India's youngest Olympic medalist -- he won bronze in the men's freestyle 57kg wrestling event in Paris.
Arjuna Award: Indian women's hockey Captain Salima Tete is the 1st sportsperson from Jharkhand to win the honour.
Arjuna Award (Lifetime): Murlikant Rajaram Petkar -- who Kartik Aaryan played in Chandu Champion -- is a para-swimming legend.
Arjuna Award (Lifetime): Sucha Singh won silver (4x400m relay) and bronze (400m) at the 1970 Asian Games, silver (4x400m relay) at the 1974 Asian Games, gold in the 1975 Asian Athletics Championships (4x400m relay).
Arjuna Award: Annu Rani is the 1st Indian lady javelin thrower to win a medal -- a bronze -- at a Commonwealth Games (2022).
Arjuna Award: Woman Grand Master Vantika Agarwal is a 3-time gold medallist at the Chess Olympiad including 2 golds at the 2024 Chess Olympiad. She also won silver in the 2022 Asian Games women's team event.
Arjuna Award: Navdeep Singh won a gold medal in the javelin F41 category at the Paris Paralympics 2024.
Dronacharya Award: Football Coach Armando Colaco, who honed Sunil Chhetri and Mahesh Gawli's skills, is the 1st Goan to receive the prestigious honour.
Arjuna Award: Squash player Abhay Singh helped India win a gold at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou. He also won a bronze medal at the Squash World Cup in 2023.