List of recommendations for National Sports Awards 2025 Union Sports Ministry announced today (December 24). Interestingly, not a single cricketer got a place in this list. 

Indian hockey team vice-captain Hardik Singh is the only person recommended for Major Dhyanchand Khel Ratna Award. Names of 24 more sportspersons have been recommended for Arjuna Awards.

Major Dhyanchand Khel Ratna Award:Hardik Singh (Hockey)

Arjuna Award:
- Athletics: Tejaswin Shankar, Priyanka, Mohammad Afsal, Ekta Bhayan (Para)
- Chess: Divya Deshmukh, Vidit Gujarati
- Badminton: Trisa Jolly, Gayatri Gopichand
- Shooting: Mehuli Ghosh, Akhil Sheran, Dhanush Srikanth (Def), Rudransh Khandelwal (Para)
- Hockey: Rajkumar Paul, Lalrensiami  
- Gymnastics: Pranathi Naik  
- Kabaddi: Surjeet, Pooja  
- Other disciplines:Narender (Boxing), Nirmala Bhati (Khokho), Padmanabh Singh (Polo), Arvind Singh (Rowing), Sutirtha Mukherjee (Table Tennis), Sonam Malik (Wrestling), Arti Paul (Yoga, first recommendation in this category)