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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	2002	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	2012	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	2017	Hockey
Virat Kohli	2018	Cricket
Mirabai Chanu	2018	Weightlifting
Bajrang Punia	2019	Wrestling
Deepa Malik	2019	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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