No Khel Ratna recipient for 2025; 17 athletes to receive Arjuna Awards

India's Khel Ratna will not have a recipient for 2025, the third time this has occurred since the award's establishment in 1991-92.

The Arjuna Award will be presented to seventeen athletes, coaches are set to receive the Dronacharya Awards, and the Army Paralympic Node will be recognised with the Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar for its significant contributions to sports.