Tag: Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award

PM Modi names Khel Ratna Award after hockey wizard Major Dhyan Chand

The Award is administered by the Sports Ministry and given away every year at a special function by the President of India at Rashtrapati Bhawan

August 6, 2021

Harbhajan Singh explains why Punjab Government withdrew his Khel Ratna Nomination

Notably, the off-spinner who has taken 417 Test wickets and 269 ODI wickets, is an Arjuna awardee and was also given Padma Shri.

July 18, 2020

Rio Olympics was a turning point for us: Khel Ratna nominee Rani

Sardar Singh was the last hockey player to win the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award.

June 3, 2020

Sports Ministry invites nominations for National Sports Awards

The process, which usually starts in April, has been delayed due to the pandemic.

May 5, 2020

Happy Birthday Pullela Gopichand; the man who mortgaged his home to ensure world class facilities for future champions

At 11, his brother suggested he take his badminton seriously and Gopi, as he is affectionately known as, never looked back from then.

November 16, 2019

Ace Indian wrestler Bajrang Punia nominated for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award

Notably, Bajrang had clinched the gold medal in the 65-kg freestyle event in the Asian Games competition which was held in Jakarta.

August 16, 2019

Hockey India recommends goalkeeper P R Sreejesh for Khel Ratna Award

After being awarded as the "Best Goalkeeper of the Tournament" at the 2008 Junior Asia Cup, Sreejesh was later also crowned as the "Best Goalkeeper of the Tournament" at the 2013 Asia Cup where India won the silver medal.

May 1, 2019

Heena Sidhu recommended for Khel Ratna, Ronak Pandit for Dronacharya

Asian Games bronze medallist Heena, in 2013, became the first Indian pistol shooter to win a gold medal in an ISSF World Cup finals when she won the 10m Air Pistol event.

April 29, 2019

Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia recommended for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna

Punia recently stamped his authority on Asia after he won the Asian Wrestling Championships in Xi'an, China. On the other hand, Vinesh became the first Indian woman wrestler to win gold in both Commonwealth and Asian games.

April 29, 2019

Virat Kohli pens down emotional note for ‘soulmate’ Anushka Sharma

The elegant right-handed batsman is the third Indian cricketer after Sachin Tendulkar and MS Dhoni to receive the honour.

September 27, 2018

PM Narendra Modi congratulates Virat Kohli for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna

Virat Kohli was given the award during a ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Tuesday.

September 26, 2018

Paralympian Jhajharia, Sardar Singh bask in Khel Ratna glory

President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday gave away the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award.

August 29, 2017

Know the names of national sports awardees!

Indian para-athlete Devendra Jhajharia and hockey wizard Sardar Singh will receive the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award.

August 22, 2017

Sardar Singh recommended for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award

Sardar Singh earlier received the Arjuna Award and Padma Shri Award in 2012 and 2015 respectively.

May 1, 2017