The Sports Award evaluates the performance of young players to recognise the best young player in Maharashtra, to honor and encourage them.

This award is given to a young man and a young woman who have made remarkable achievements in the field of sports in the state of Maharashtra.

Swaroop Unhalkar
Para shooting - 10m Standing, 10m Prone, 50m Prone
Kolhapur
 2021
Rahi Sarnobat
25m Air Pistol (Women)
Kolhapur
 2021
Avinash Sabale
3000 m steeplechase
Beed
 2021
Nikita Chakradhar Pawar (Kho-Kho)
Sports Award
 2020
Harshad Kamalaksh Rao (Climbing)
Sports Award
 2020
Mansi Girishchandra Joshi (Para Badminton)
Special Sports Youth Award
 2020
Samrudhi Chandrakant Vaman
Sports Award
 2019
Akshay Prabhakar Raut
Sports Award
 2019
Sakshi Dinesh Chitlange
Sports Award
 2018
Kisan Narshi Tadvi
Sports Award
 2018
Vedangi Vivek Kulkarni
Special Sports Youth Award
 2018
Mohammed Shaikh (Chess)
Sports Award
 2017
Adolescent Dilip Shinde (Kabaddi)
Sports Award
 2017
Aakash Anil Chikte (Hockey)
Special Sports Youth Award
 2017
Dattu Bhokanal (sailing)
Sports Award
 2016
Abhilasha Mhatre (Kabaddi)
Sports Award
 2016
Lalita Babar
Special Sports Youth Award
 2016
Sreehari Tapkir (Mountaineering)
Sports Award
 2015
Sneha Bhagat (Volleyball)
Sports Award
 2015
Prathana Thombare
Special Sports Youth Award
 2015
Shraddha Ghule (long high jump)
Sports Award
 2014
Amol Karche (Visually Impaired Cricketer)
Sports Award
 2014
Vidit Gujarati
Special Sports Youth Award
 2014
Narsingh Yadav
Sports Award
 2012
Lalita Babar
Sports Award
 2012
Sucheta Kadethankar
Special Sports Youth Award
 2012
Taramati Matiwade
Sports Award
 2011
Ranjit Pawar
Sports Award
 2011
Kavita Raut
Special Sports Youth Award
 2011
Virdhaval Khade
Special Sports Youth Award
 2010