New Delhi: India cricket team captain Virat Kohli and World champion weightlifter Saikhom Mirabai Chanu received the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award from President Ram Nath Kovind during a special function at Rashtrapati Bhavan here on Tuesday. Both Kohli and Mirabai Chanu were selected for the award last week.
Star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra and ace wrestler Vinesh Phoga and Hima Das, who brought laurels to the country at the 2018 Asian Games were among the 20 picked for the Arjuna Awards.
Likewise, Badminton ace PV Sindhu and gymnast Dipa Karmakar were conferred with the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ranta award.
The List of Awardees:
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award:
Virat Kohli and Mirabai Chanu.
Arjuna Awards:
Neeraj Chopra, Jinson Johnson and Hima Das (Athletics)
N Sikki Reddy (Badminton)
Satish Kumar (Boxing)
Smriti Mandhana (Cricket)
Shubhankar Sharma (Golf)
Manpreet Singh, Savita (Hockey)
Ravi Rathore (Polo)
Rahi Sarnobat, Ankur Mittal, Shreyasi Singh (Shooting)
Manika Batra, G Sathiyan (Table Tennis)
Rohan Bopanna (Tennis)
Sumit (Wrestling)
Pooja Kadian (Wushu)
Ankur Dhama (Para-Athletics)
Manoj Sarkar (Para-Badminton).
Dronacharya Awards:
C A Kuttappa (Boxing)
Vijay Sharma (Weightlifting)
A Srinivasa Rao (Table Tennis)
Sukhdev Singh Pannu (Athletics)
Clarence Lobo (Hockey, Lifetime)
Tarak Sinha (Cricket, Lifetime)
Jiwan Kumar Sharma (Judo, Lifetime)
V R Beedu (Athletics, Lifetime)
Dhyan Chand Awards:
Satyadev Prasad (Archery)
Bharat Kumar Chetry (Hockey)
Bobby Aloysius (Athletics)
Chougale Dadu Dattatray (Wrestling)
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