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The Khel Ratna Award (Hindi pronunciation: [kʰeːl rət̪nə]), officially known as the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award (transl. Major Dhyan Chand Sport Jewel Award), is the highest sporting honour of India. It is awarded annually by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India.
Mar 1, 2023 · What is Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award? The Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, which was renamed Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award on 6th August 2021, is the country's most prestigious and highest-ranked sporting honor. This award was instituted in the year 1991-92.
Feb 15, 2024 · The Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award (formerly known as the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award) is a prestigious award and the highest sporting honour in India, that is awarded annually by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India.
Aug 6, 2021 · NEW DELHI: The Khel Ratna Award will now be known as Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Friday. The Khel Ratna award is the highest sporting honour in ...
Aug 6, 2021 · Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday announced that the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award will now be known as the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award, “respecting the sentiments of citizens across the country”. The Khel Ratna award is the highest sporting honour in the nation.
Aug 7, 2021 · Recently, the Prime Minister renamed the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, the country’s highest sporting honour, after hockey wizard Major Dhyan Chand. This came a day after the Indian men's hockey team won the bronze medal in the ongoing Tokyo Olympics and hours after the women's team finished fourth.
Aug 6, 2021 · Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award to be renamed after Major Dhyan Chand. In 2019, the Committee for review of Sports Awards and Special (Cash) Award Scheme had recommended that the award should be...
Aug 6, 2021 · India's highest sporting honour, the Khel Ratna Award, which was named after former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, has been rechristened in the honour of hockey wizard Dhyan Chand following...
Aug 6, 2021 · The Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, the highest sporting honour of India, has been renamed Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced today. The...
Aug 6, 2021 · NEW DELHI: India's highest sporting honour Khel Ratna Award, which was named after former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi, was on Friday rechristened in the honour of hockey wizard Dhyan...
