Neeraj Chopra, Mithali Raj, Sunil Chhetri Receive Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award
Neeraj became the only second individual gold medalist from India at the Olympics and the first-ever in Athletics.
Delhi: Tokyo Olympics 2020 gold medallist Neeraj Chopra, veteran woman cricketer Mithali Raj, India football team captain Sunil Chhetri and history-making Paralympic stars shared the spotlight as an unprecedented 12 sportspersons were presented with India’s highest sporting honour — the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna — by President Ram Nath Kovind in Delhi on Saturday. Neeraj became the only second individual gold medalist from India at the Olympics and the first-ever in Athletics.
Full List of Winners Who Received Khel Ratna Award 2021:
– Neeraj Chopra (Athletics)
– Ravi Kumar (Wrestling)
– Lovlina Borgohain (Boxing)
– Sreejesh P.R (Hockey)
– Avani Lekhara (Para Shooting
– Sumit Antil (Para-Athletics)
– Pramod Bhagat (Para Badminton)
– Krishna Nagar (Para Badminton)
– Manish Narwal (Para Shooting)
– Mithali Raj (Cricket)
– Sunil Chhetri (Football)
– Manpreet Singh (Hockey)