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    The Khel Ratna Award is the highest sporting honor in India awarded annually by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. It recognizes Indian athletes for outstanding performances at international competitions over the previous four years. Originally called the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, it was renamed in 2021 after Major Dhyan Chand, considered one of the greatest field hockey players. The award includes a medallion, certificate, and cash prize of ₹25 lakh and has been given to 57 recipients from 15 sports since its establishment in 1991.

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    The Khel Ratna Award is the highest sporting honor in India awarded annually by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. It recognizes Indian athletes for outstanding performances at international competitions over the previous four years. Originally called the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, it was renamed in 2021 after Major Dhyan Chand, considered one of the greatest field hockey players. The award includes a medallion, certificate, and cash prize of ₹25 lakh and has been given to 57 recipients from 15 sports since its establishment in 1991.

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    The Khel Ratna Award is the highest sporting honor in India awarded annually by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. It recognizes Indian athletes for outstanding performances at international competitions over the previous four years. Originally called the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, it was renamed in 2021 after Major Dhyan Chand, considered one of the greatest field hockey players. The award includes a medallion, certificate, and cash prize of ₹25 lakh and has been given to 57 recipients from 15 sports since its establishment in 1991.

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    Khel Ratna Award

    The Khel Ratna Award (Hindi pronunciat ion: [kʰeːl rət̪nə]), officially known as t he Major Dhyan
    Chand Khel Ratna Award (t ransl. Major Dhyan Chand Sport Jewel Award), formerly known as t he
    Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award in Sports and Games,[1][2][3][4] is t he highest sport ing honour of
    India.[5] It is awarded annually by t he Minist ry of Yout h Affairs and Sport s.
    Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award

    Highest sports award for excellent performance on International level competitions

    Awarded for Sporting excellence

    Sponsored by Government of India

    Venue Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi

    Country India

    Presented by President of India

    Eligibility Indian sportsperson

    Hosted by Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports

    Formerly called Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award (1992–2021)

    Reward(s) ₹25 lakh (US$31,000) and a medallion

    Status In force

    Established 1992

    First awarded 1991–92

    Last awarded 2021

    Most recent winner Avani Lekhara

    Neeraj Chopra

    Ravi Kumar Dahiya

    Lovlina Borgohain

    P. R. Sreejesh

    Sumit Antil

    Pramod Bhagat

    Krishna Nagar

    Manish Narwal

    Mithali Raj

    Sunil Chhetri
    Manpreet Singh

    Highlights

    Total awarded 57

    First winner Viswanathan Anand

    Precedence

    Next (lower) Arjuna Award

    The recipient (s) is/are select ed by a commit t ee const it ut ed by t he Minist ry and is honoured for
    t heir "spect acular and most out st anding performance in t he field of sport s over a period of four
    years" at int ernat ional level. As of 2020, t he award comprises a medallion, a cert ificat e, and a
    cash prize of ₹25 lakh (US$31,000).[a]

    Inst it ut ed in 1991–1992, t he award was given for t he performance by a sport sperson in a year.
    Based on t he suggest ions provided by 2014 award select ion commit t ee, t he Minist ry revised t he
    crit eria in February 2015 t o consider t he performance over a period of four years. The
    nominat ions for a given year are accept ed t ill 30 April or last working day of April wit h not more
    t han t wo sport spersons nominat ed for each sport s discipline. A t welve-member commit t ee
    evaluat es t he performances of a sport sperson at various Int ernat ional event s like Olympic
    Games, Paralympic Games, Asian Games, and Commonwealt h Games. The commit t ee lat er
    submit s t heir recommendat ions t o t he Union Minist er of Yout h Affairs and Sport s for furt her
    approval. The award from 1991-2021 was named aft er Rajiv Gandhi (1944-1991), former Prime
    Minist er of India.

    The award since August 6, 2021 is named aft er Major Dhyan Chand (1905–79), an Indian field
    hockey player, widely regarded as one of t he great est field hockey players of all t ime, who
    scored more t han 1000 goals over a career t hat spanned over 20 years from 1926 t o 1948.[11]

    The first recipient of t he award was Chess Grandmast er Viswanat han Anand, who was honoured
    for t he performance in t he year 1991–92. In 2001, sport shoot er Abhinav Bindra, t hen aged 18,
    became t he youngest recipient of t he award.[12]

    Usually conferred upon only one sport sperson in a year, a few except ions have been made
    (1993–1994, 2002, 2009, 2012, and 2016–2021) when mult iple recipient s were awarded in a year.
    As of 2021, t here have been fift y seven recipient s from fift een sport disciplines: At hlet ics,
    Badmint on, Billiards, Boxing, Chess, Cricket , Field hockey, Gymnast ics, Para At hlet ics, Para
    Badmint on, Para Shoot ing, Shoot ing, Snooker, Table Tennis, Tennis, Wrest ling, Weight lift ing, and
    Yacht racing.

    Nominations

    Selection process

    List

    Controversies

    Explanatory notes

    References

    External links

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    title=Khel_Ratna_Award&oldid=1093517039"

    Last edited 3 months ago by Saurabh ongc

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