Who was given the Lifetime Dronacharya Award for Hockey for the year 2020?

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Correct — C, Romesh Pathania. He received the Dronacharya Award in the Lifetime Achievement category for hockey at the 2020 National Sports Awards (ceremony held 29 August 2020), recognised for nurturing Indian hockey talent over roughly three decades of coaching.

Why the other options are wrong — (a) A hockey coach who also received the Lifetime Dronacharya Award — but a year later, in 2021, not 2020.  (b) A former hockey captain-coach honoured with the (regular-category, not Lifetime) Dronacharya Award in 2020 — a different award category from the one this question asks about.  (d) Mumbai's noted youth hockey coach ('Bawa'), who received the Lifetime Dronacharya Award for hockey — but in 2019, not 2020.

Concept: The Dronacharya Award honours coaches; since being expanded, it has a separate 'Lifetime Achievement' category for coaches with a decades-long contribution, alongside a regular category recognising recent results. For 2020, hockey had honourees in both categories: Jude Felix Sebastian (regular) and Romesh Pathania (Lifetime).

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