Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna

Gehlot announces Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award for Raj sportspersons

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot Sunday announced the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award will be introduced in the state for sportspersons

BCCI to recommend Mithali Raj, R Ashwin for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award

BCCI has decided to recommend women's cricket great Mithali Raj and premier spinner R Ashwin for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, country's highest sporting honour

TTFI recommends Sharath Kamal for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award

India's finest table tennis player Sharath Kamal has been recommended for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award by the sport's governing body TTFI.

AFI recommends Olympic-bound javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra for Khel Ratna

The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) has recommended the name of javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award.This is the fourth consecutive year that Neera Chopra's name is being recommended for the Khel Ratna Award. He had earlier won the Arjuna Award in 2018 after bagging gold at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games."Neeraj is a deserving candidate, he has won so many medals for the country but still he has not won the Khel Ratna yet. I hope this time committee looks into this," sources within the AFI told ANI.The AFI has also put forward the name of Arpinder Singh, PU Chitra, and Manjit Singh for the Arjuna Award.Last week, Tokyo-bound Chopra won the bronze medal at the Kuortane Games in Finland.Neeraj Chopra's 86.79m throw helped him finish behind world number one and 2017 world champion Johannes Vetter of Germany and London 2012 gold medallist Keshorn Walcott of Trinidad and Tobago, reported the official Olympics website.The Ministry of Youth Affairs and ..

President Ram Nath Kovind confers National Sports Awards to 60 athletes

CWG gold medallist Batra, along with Indian women's hockey captain Rani Rampal and Rio Paralympics gold medallist Mariyappan Thangavelu were presented the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award

National Sports Awards' dignity has to be maintained: Wrestler Sushil Kumar

An unprecedented five Khel Ratna and 29 Arjuna award recommendations have been made to the sports minister by the selection panel, raising eyebrows

Ishant Sharma, Dutee Chand among 29 athletes recommended for Arjuna Award

The National Sports Awards ceremony will take place virtually on August 29 due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic

Sports awards committee to meet on August 17, 18 to select 2020 winners

The National Sports Awards include the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, the Arjuna award, Dronacharya award and the Dhyan Chand award, conferred every year by the President on August 29

Assam government nominates boxer Lovlina Borgohain for Arjuna award

Hima Das has been nominated for the prestigious Khel Ratna award

Hockey India recommends Rani Rampal for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award

For the Major Dhyan Chand Award for Lifetime Achievement, the federation has recommended former India stalwarts R P Singh and Tushar Khandker

Extremely honoured to be nominated for Khel Ratna, says Rohit Sharma

Rohit's name has been sent for India's highest sporting honour, Ishant Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan and Deepti Sharma have been nominated for Arjuna Awards

Rohit Sharma 'extremely honoured' to be nominated for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award

BCCI took to Twitter and posted a video of Sharma in which the batsman thanked the cricket governing body, his teammate, fans and family

2018 Khel Ratna winner Mirabai Chanu now nominated for Arjuna Award

The Khel Ratna is the highest sporting honour in the country. She and Indian men's cricket captain Virat Kohli had won the award in 2018

Deepa Malik receives Khel Ratna, Bajrang Punia misses ceremony for training

Deepa became the first Indian woman para-athlete and the oldest to be conferred with the prestigious award

Sardar Singh, Devendra Jhajharia conferred with Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna

Harmanpreet was rewarded for her performance at the recently concluded ICC Women's World Cup

Khel Ratna controversy: Punia had more points than both Kohli, Chanu

Kohli's name was finalised for the award through a show of hands where eight out of 11 members of the panel supported Kohli's candidature