New Delhi: Indian athletes Manu Bhaker, Harmanpreet Singh, D Gukesh, and Praveen Kumar on Friday were conferred with the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award. President of India, Droupadi Murmu, presented the prestigious award to all the four sportsperson at the Rashtrapati Bhavan during the national sports award ceremony.
The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports announced the complete list of national sports awards on January 2 this year. Apart from the four Khel Ratna awards, there were 32 more athletes who have received the Arjuna award.
Manu Bhaker won a historic two bronze medals at the Paris Olympics last year, making her the first individual athlete to win two medals in a single Summer Games edition in the post-independence era. Gukesh became the youngest player to win the World Chess Championship title.
Harmanpreet was the captain of the Indian men’s hockey team, who bagged successive bronze medals at the Olympic Games. Praveen clinched gold medal in the men’s high jump T64 category at the Paris Paralympics.
Watch the video of all four athletes receiving the Khel Ratna awards from the President of India:
Double medalist at the #ParisOlympics @realmanubhaker receives Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2024 from President Droupadi Murmu @rashtrapatibhvn @YASMinistry #NationalSportsAwards2024 pic.twitter.com/CQkXIgYlVr
— PIB India (@PIB_India) January 17, 2025
Men’s Hockey Team Captain Harmanpreet Singh (@13harmanpreet) receives the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2024 from President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan@rashtrapatibhvn @YASMinistry #NationalSportsAwards2024 pic.twitter.com/5j4X13ffE2
— PIB India (@PIB_India) January 17, 2025
President Droupadi Murmu confers Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2024 to Para-Athlete Praveen Kumar@rashtrapatibhvn @YASMinistry #NationalSportsAwards2024 pic.twitter.com/ZE6wWAQ97H
— PIB India (@PIB_India) January 17, 2025
President Droupadi Murmu confers Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2024 on World Chess Champion @DGukesh at Rashtrapati Bhavan
@rashtrapatibhvn @YASMinistry #NationalSportsAwards2024 pic.twitter.com/Y2J6vdu4yI— PIB India (@PIB_India) January 17, 2025
What do Khel Ratna Award winners get?
All the Khel Ratna Award winners receive a cash prize of INR 25 lakh along with a citation (certificate) and a medallion. The objective of the award given by the Sports Ministry is the recognition of the outstanding achievement and performance by sportspersons in the field of sports.
Indian athletes Manu Bhaker, Harmanpreet Singh, D Gukesh, and Praveen Kumar on Friday were conferred with the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award. President of India, Droupadi Murmu, presented the prestigious award to all the four sportsperson at the Rashtrapati Bhavan during the national sports award ceremony. Other Sports Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today
