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Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Awards
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award in Sports and Gamesis was instituted in 1991–92
It is given for the spectacular and most outstanding performance in the field of sports by a sportsperson over a period of four years
Earlier, apart from a medal and a citation, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Awardees received a cash prize of Rs.7.5 lakh each.
The award was given for the performance by a sportsperson in a year.
Based on the suggestions provided by 2014 award selection committee, the Ministry revised the criteria in February 2015 to consider the performance over a period of four years.
As of 2020, the award comprises a medallion, a certificate, and a cash prize of ₹25 lakh
On 6 August 2021 PM Modi announced renaming of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, the highest sporting honour of India, as Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award.
List
of
Recipients
Till 2016
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Year |
Recipient(s) |
Discipline(s) |
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1991–92 |
Viswanathan Anand |
Chess |
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1992–93 |
Geet Sethi |
Billiards |
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1993–94 |
Homi Motivala |
Yachting (Team Event) |
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1993–94 |
Garg Pushpendra Kumar |
Yachting (Team Event) |
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1994–95 |
Karnam Malleswari |
Weightlifting |
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1995–96 |
Nameirakpam Kunjarani |
Weightlifting |
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1996–97 |
Leander Paes |
Tennis |
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1997–98 |
Sachin Tendulkar |
Cricket |
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1998–99 |
Jyotirmoyee Sikdar |
Athletics |
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1999–2000 |
Dhanraj Pillay |
Hockey (Men) |
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2000–01 |
Pullela Gopichand |
Badminton |
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2001 |
Abhinav Bindra |
Shooting |
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2002 |
K. M. Beenamol |
Athletics |
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2002 |
Anjali Bhagwat |
Shooting |
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2003 |
Anju Bobby George |
Athletics |
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2004 |
Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore |
Shooting |
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2005 |
Pankaj Advani |
Billiards and Snooker |
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2006 |
Manavjit Singh Sandhu |
Shooting |
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2007 |
Mahendra Singh Dhoni |
Cricket |
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2009 |
Mary Kom |
Boxing (Women) |
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2009 |
Vijender Singh |
Boxing |
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2009 |
Sushil Kumar |
Wrestling |
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2010 |
Saina Nehwal |
Badminton |
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2011 |
Gagan Narang |
Shooting |
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2012 |
Vijay Kumar |
Shooting |
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2012 |
Yogeshwar Dutt |
Wrestling |
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2013 |
Ronjan Sodhi |
Shooting |
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2015 |
Sania Mirza |
Tennis |
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2016 |
P. V. Sindhu |
Badminton |
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2016 |
Dipa Karmakar |
Gymnastics |
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2016 |
Jitu Rai |
Shooting |
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2016 |
Sakshi Malik |
Wrestling |
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2017 |
Devendra Jhajhari |
Paralympic athletics |
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2017 |
Sardara Singh |
Hockey (Men) |
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2018 |
Saikhom Mirabai Chanu |
Weightlifting |
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2018 |
Virat Kohli |
Cricket |
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2019 |
Deepa Malik |
Paralympic |
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2019 |
Bajrang Punia |
Freestyle Wrestling |
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2020 |
Rohit Sharma
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Cricket |
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2020 |
Mariyappan Thangavelu |
Paralympic high jump |
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2020 |
Manika Batra |
Table tennis |
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2020 |
Vinesh Phogat |
Freestyle wrestling |
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2020 |
Rani Rampal |
Hockey |
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2021 |
Neeraj Chopra |
Athletics |
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2021 |
Ravi Kumar Dahiya |
Freestyle wrestling |
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2021 |
P. R. Sreejesh |
Hockey |
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2021 |
Avani Lekhara |
Paralympic shooting |
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2021 |
Sumit Antil |
Para-athletics |
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2021 |
Pramod Bhagat |
Para-badminton |
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2021 |
Krishna Nagar |
Para-badminton |
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2021 |
Manish Narwal |
Paralympic shooting |
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2021 |
Mithali Raj |
Cricket |
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2021 |
Sunil Chhetri |
Football |
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2021 |
Manpreet Singh |
Hockey |
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2021 |
Sunil Chhetri |
Football |
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