List of first player of various sports to be awarded Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award...
The Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award in sports is the highest honor in India, and is given to those who make the country proud on the international stage. The award is named after former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, who served from 1984-1989. It was established in 1991–92 and the first recipient of the award was chess grandmaster Viswanathan Anand.
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Awards:-
# | Sport | Sportsperson | Year |
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1. | First person and first Chess player to be awarded | Viswanathan Anand | 1991-92 |
2. | First Billiards player to be awarded | Geet Sethi | 1992-93 |
3. | First Yachting sportsperson to be awarded | Homi Motivala and Pushpendra Kumar Garg | 1993-94 |
4. | First Weightlifter and also first Woman to be awarded | Karnam Malleswari | 1994-95 |
5. | First Tennis player to be awarded | Leander Paes | 1996-97 |
6. | First Cricket player to be awarded | Sachin Tendulkar | 1997-98 |
7. | First Athlete and also first Woman Athlete to be awarded | Jyotirmoyee Sikdar | 1998-99 |
8. | First Hockey player to be awarded | Dhanraj Pillay | 1999-2000 |
9. | First Badminton player to be awarded | Pullela Gopichand | 2000-01 |
10. | First Shooting sportsperson to be awarded | Abhinav Bindra | 2001 |
11. | First Shooting sportswoman to be awarded | Anjali Bhagwat | 2002 |
12. | First Boxing sportsperson to be awarded | Mary Kom | 2009 |
13. | First Wrestler to be awarded | Sushil Kumar | 2009 |
14. | First Gymnast to be awarded | Dipa Karmakar | 2016 |
15. | First Woman Wrestler to be awarded | Sakshi Malik | 2016 |
16. | First Para-athlete to be awarded | Devendra Jhajharia | 2017 |
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