Khel Ratna award

National Sports Award 2023: Mohammed Shami To Receive Arjuna Award; Satwik Sairaj-Chirag Shetty To Get Khel Ratna Award, Full List Here

Satwiksairaj and Chirag, popularly known as 'Sat-Chi' have secured three Badminton World Federation (BWF) titles this year.

Dec 20, 2023, 20:00 PM IST

Sharath Kamal to receive Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award

Eldhose Paul, Avinash Sable, Lakshya Sen, and Nikhat Zareen, who won medals at the Commonwealth Games, are among the athletes on the ministry's list of recipients of the Arjuna Award.

Nov 14, 2022, 20:09 PM IST

Indian footballer Sunil Chhetri's top achievements and records (In Pics)

Take a look at some achievements and records set by Indian football legend Sunil Chhetri

Jun 08, 2022, 16:13 PM IST

Taapsee Pannu hails 'inspiring' Mithali Raj for getting Khel Ratna Award

Bollywood actress Taapsee Pannu has heaped praises on Mithali Raj, who is the first-ever Indian woman cricketer to receive the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award.

Nov 14, 2021, 11:57 AM IST

From Neeraj Chopra to Sunil Chhetri, check out full list of Khel Ratna award winners

Apart from Neeraj, hockey team captain Manpreet Singh and goalkeeper PR Sreejesh along with cricketer Mithali Raj and national football team skipper Sunil Chhetri were the others named for the Khel Ratna award.

Nov 02, 2021, 23:59 PM IST

Neeraj Chopra should get Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award this year, says former footballer

Neeraj Chopra had won the first gold medal for India in track and field events this year at the Olympics after throwing the javelin for a distance of 87.58m.

Sep 28, 2021, 16:23 PM IST

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PM Modi: Not Rajiv Gandhi, now Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award will be named

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today announced that the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award will now be named Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award. PM Modi said that this decision has been taken after the request of the countrymen. The PM made this announcement through Twitter.

Aug 06, 2021, 14:04 PM IST

Badminton Association of India recommends Kidambi Srikanth, Sai Praneeth's name for Khel Ratna Award

BAI also nominated HS Prannoy, Pranav Jerry Chopra and Sameer Verma for the Arjuna honour.

Jul 01, 2021, 15:56 PM IST

Sagar Rana Murder Case: Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar risks losing Khel Ratna, Arjuna and Padma Shri awards

Sushil Kumar was arrested on Sunday morning along with his aide Ajay Kumar, who has been on the run for over 18 days in several states after the death of wrestler Sagar Rana after the brawl on May 4 at Chhatrasal stadium.

May 24, 2021, 22:48 PM IST

Asked Punjab govt to take back my Khel Ratna nomination: Harbhajan Singh

In a series of tweets, Harbhajan said that he is not eligible for the award, which is the highest sporting honour in the country.

Jul 18, 2020, 23:39 PM IST

BAI recommends Kidambi Srikanth for Khel Ratna Award after his apology

Meanwhile, HS Prannoy has been given 15 days to respond to his misconduct.

Jun 20, 2020, 09:36 AM IST

Ranveer Singh wishes Virat Kohli for Khel Ratna win — Here's what he said

Congratulatory messages and wishes have been pouring in from everywhere for Indian skipper Virat Kohli who have been honoured with the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award.

Sep 26, 2018, 15:02 PM IST

Wrestler Bajrang Punia threatens to move court after Khel Ratna snub, to meet Sports Minister tomorrow

Bajrang Punia wants to know why he is not being awarded the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award this year.

Sep 20, 2018, 22:29 PM IST

Deepa Malik still hurt over Khel Ratna snub

The Khel Ratna was awarded to two-time Paralympic gold medallist, Devendra Jhajharia, and former India hockey captain Sardar Singh in August.

Oct 03, 2017, 19:16 PM IST

Rohan Bopanna, Deepa Malik miss out as Sports Ministry accept Khel Ratna, Arjuna awards recommendations without any changes

The award selection panel, earlier this month, had announced the list of recommendation for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award and Arjuna Award. Rio Paralympics gold medallist Devendra Jhajharia and former Indian hockey team captain Sardar Singh – were on the list for Khel Ratna award in the country; while Cheteshwar Pujara, Harmanpreet Kaur along with 17 others were on the list for the Arjuna award.

Aug 19, 2017, 12:55 PM IST

Deepa Malik appeals for Khel Ratna, gets Haryana Chief Minister's backing

A few weeks earlier, the award selection panel had announced the names of Javelin thrower and a Rio medallist Devendra Jhajharia and former Indian Hockey team captain Sardar Singh for the Khel Ratna award. However, the 47-year-old, who had scripted history at Rio to become the first Indian female athlete to win a silver at the Paralympics, wasn't on the list.

Aug 18, 2017, 15:31 PM IST