Khel Ratna

Neeraj Chopra, Ravi Dahiya, Lovlina Borgohain among 11 recommended for Khel Ratna

Iconic Sunil Chhetri also became the country's first footballer to be selected for the honour.

Oct 27, 2021, 19:22 PM IST

We are proud of you, Hitman: BCCI congratulates Rohit Sharma on being conferred with Khel Ratna

The awardees will receive their awards from President Ram Nath Kovind at a specially organized function through virtual mode from Rashtrapati Bhawan on August 29, 2020.

Aug 22, 2020, 16:33 PM IST

Khel Ratna added responsibility to continue performing well: Table Tennis star Manika Batra

Manika had a successful 2018 when she won gold in the Commonwealth Games and bronze in the Asian Games.

Aug 21, 2020, 23:55 PM IST

National Sports Awards 2020: Rohit Sharma, Manika Batra and three others to be conferred with Khel Ratna Award

The awardees will receive their awards from President Ram Nath Kovind at a specially organized function through virtual mode from Rashtrapati Bhawan on August 29, 2020.

Aug 21, 2020, 19:20 PM IST

Pullela Gopichand recommends HS Prannoy for Arjuna Award

On June 2, BAI had recommended Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Chirag Shetty and Sameer Verma for Arjuna award, leaving out Prannoy which prompted the shuttler to express his displeasure on Twitter.

Jun 21, 2020, 16:21 PM IST

Vinesh Phogat to be recommended for Khel Ratna by WFI

This will be the second consecutive time that the 25-year-old would be recommended for the award.

May 31, 2020, 16:50 PM IST

National Sports Awards 2019: Deepa Malik, Bajrang Punia to be conferred with Khel Ratna

Khel Ratna is given for the spectacular and most outstanding performance in the field of sports by a sportsperson over a period of four year.

Aug 20, 2019, 17:56 PM IST

Dutee Chand's nomination for Arjuna award, Harbhajan's for Khel Ratna rejected

"Ministry has asked Athletics Federation of India (AFI) to give the order of ranking for given nominations and she stands at fifth. So her nomination was rejected," a source in the Sports Authority of India (SAI) told ANI.

Jul 28, 2019, 00:20 AM IST

Boxers Amit Panghal, Gaurav Bidhuri nominated for Arjuna award

Other boxers who will be in contention but have not been recommended by BFI are former world silver-medallist Sonia Lather and former CWG bronze-winner Pinki Rani.

Apr 30, 2019, 18:42 PM IST

Shooters Heena Sidhu, Ankur Mittal recommended for Khel Ratna

Sidhu also won a gold medal in the 10m air pistol mixed team event of the 2017 World Cup in New Delhi and silver in the 2009 and 2014 editions of the marquee event.

Apr 29, 2019, 16:43 PM IST

Virat Kohli shares an adorable post for Anushka Sharma after Khel Ratna award

The cricketer's post for the 'Pari' actress is winning the Internet.

Sep 26, 2018, 19:23 PM IST

Virat Kohli scores 'zero' but gets Khel Ratna, Bajrang Punia with 80 points rejected

Kohli did not score any point as there is no criteria for cricket, which is not an Olympic sport. Selection of cricketers for the award thus often lead to a controversy.

Sep 21, 2018, 09:54 AM IST

BCCI nominates Virat Kohli for Khel Ratna, Rahul Dravid for Dronacharya award

Dravid has been nominated for successfully guiding the India U-19 team to World Cup title early this year. Under his guidance, the Colts batch of 2016 played the finals. He has worked with India A team also and is the bridge between international and junior cricket.

Apr 26, 2018, 10:59 AM IST