Khel Ratna Award

New Delhi: Indian table tennis legend Achanta Sharath Kamal, who claimed three gold medals in the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham this year, was the only player nominated for the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award as the government named…
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New Delhi: Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra, Paralympics gold medallist Sumit Antil, and woman cricketer Mithali Raj along with nine other sportspersons were conferred the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award -- the country's highest…
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New Delhi: Paralympics gold medallist from Odisha, Pramod Bhagat on Saturday received the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award. President Ram Nath Kovind gave away the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award to Pramod Bhagat at Rashtrapati…
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Jaipur: Two paralympic players from Rajasthan, Avani Lekhara, and Krishna Nagar, who won gold medals in the recently held Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, have been recommended for the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award, the highest recognition…
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Bhubaneswar: The National Sports Award Committee has recommended names of 11 sports persons for the prestigious Khel Ratna award. The list includes Pramod Bhagat from Odisha, the gold medallist from the Tokyo Paralympics. The list of 11…
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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday announced that the Khel Ratna award will now be known as the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award, “respecting the sentiments of citizens across the country”. "I have been getting many…
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New Delhi: The Badminton Association of India (BAI) has recommended Kidambi Srikanth for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award following player's apology to the federation for his conduct during the Asian Championship earlier this year.…
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New Delhi: Rifle shooter Anjum Moudgil has been recommended for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, the country's highest sporting honour while pistol shooters Manu Bhaker, Saurabh Chaudhary and Abhishek Varma and rifle shooter Elavenil…
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New Delhi: Indian sprinter Dutee Chand's nomination for Arjuna award and cricketer Harbhajan Singh's nomination for Khel Ratna award were rejected by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. "The state governments filed the nominations…
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