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List of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award Winners...

Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award officially known as Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award, formerly known as Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award in sports and games, is India's highest sports honour. It is provided annually by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.

It is the highest sporting honor for Indian sportspersons. The recipients are selected by a committee constituted by the ministry and awarded internationally for their performance in the field of sports over a period of four years. The award consists of a medal, a certificate and a cash prize.
Established in 1991-1992, the award was given on the basis of performance by a sportsperson in a year. Based on the suggestions made by the 2014 Awards Selection Committee, the Ministry revised the criteria in February 2015 to consider performance over a period of four years. Nominations for a given year are accepted until 30 April or the end of April, with no more than two players nominated for each sport discipline. The twelve-member committee evaluates an athlete's performance in international events such as the Olympic Games, Paralympic Games, Asian Games and Commonwealth Games. The committee subsequently submits its recommendations to the Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports for further approval. The award from 1991-2021 was named after Rajiv Gandhi, the former Prime Minister of India.
With effect from August 6, 2021, the award is named after Major Dhyan Chand, an Indian field hockey player who is regarded as one of the greatest field hockey players of all time, having scored more than 1000 goals in his career.

Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award Winners List.

Recipient Year Sport
Viswanathan Anand 1991-92 Chess
Geet Sethi 1992-93 Billiards
Homi Motivala 1993-94 Yachting
Garg Pushpendra Kumar 1993-94 Yachting
Karnam Malleshwari 1994-95 Weightlifting
Nameirakpam Kunjarani 1995-96 Weightlifting
Leander Paes 1996-97 Tennis
Sachin Tendulkar 1997-98 Cricket
Jyotirmoyee Sikdar 1998-99 Athletics
Dhanraj Pillai 1999-2000 Hockey (Men)
Pullela Gopichand 2000-01 Badminton
Abhinav Bindra 2001 Shooting
K M Beenamol 2002 Athletics
Anjali Bhagwat Shooting
Anju Bobby George 2003 Athletics
Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore 2004 Shooting
Pankaj Advani 2005 Billiards and Snooker
Manavjit Singh Sandhu 2006 Shooting
Mahendra Singh Dhoni 2007 Cricket
Mary Kom 2009 Boxing (Women)
Vijender Singh Boxing (Men)
Sushil Kumar Wrestling
Saina Nehwal 2010 Badminton
Gagan Narang 2011 Shooting
Vijay Kumar 2012 Shooting
Yogeshwar Dutt Wrestling
Ronjan Sodhi 2013 Shooting
Sania Mirza 2015 Tennis
P V Sindhu 2016 Badminton
Dipa Karmakar Gymnastics
Jitu Rai Shooting
Sakshi Malik Wrestling
Devendra Jhajaria 2017 Javelin throw
Sardar Singh Hockey
Virat Kohli 2018 Cricket
Mirabai Chanu Weightlifting
Bajrang Punia 2019 Wrestling
Deepa Malik Athletics
Rohit Sharma 2020 Cricket
Mariyappan Thangavelu Paralympic high jump
Manika Batra Table tennis
Vinesh Phogat Freestyle wrestling
Rani Rampal Hockey
Neeraj Chopra 2021 Athletics
Ravi Kumar Dahiya Freestyle wrestling
Lovlina Borgohain Boxing
P. R. Sreejesh Hockey
Avani Lekhara Paralympic shooting
Sumit Antil Para-athletics
Pramod Bhagat Para-badminton
Krishna Nagar Para-badminton
Manish Narwal Paralympic shooting
Mithali Raj Cricket
Sunil Chhetri Football
Manpreet Singh Hockey

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The first award recipient was chess grandmaster Viswanathan Anand, who was awarded for his performance in 1991–92.

S. No. Name of the Sportsperson Discipline
1 Neeraj Chopra Athletics
2 Ravi Kumar Wrestling
3 Lovlina Borgohain Boxing
4 Sreejesh P.R Hockey
5 Avani Lekhara Para Shooting
6 Sumit Antil Para Athletics
7 Pramod Bhagat Para Badminton
8 Krishna Nagar Para Badminton
9 Manish Narwal Para Shooting
10 Mithali Raj Cricket
11 Sunil Chhetri Football
12 Manpreet Singh Hockey

A total of 57 awardees have been awarded so far.

President Ram Nath Kovind presented the Khel Ratna Award 2021 to 12 elite sportspersons. From Neeraj Chopra to Mithali Raj. Javelin thrower - Neeraj Chopra received the coveted Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award from President of India Ram Nath Kovind.

Khel Ratna Award officially known as Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award, formerly known as Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award in sports and games, is India's highest sports honour. It is provided annually by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.

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