Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award
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Renaming Khel Ratna award not people's wish, but 'political game': Sena
India | August 09, 2021 13:42 ISTCentre's decision to rename the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award after hockey legend Dhyan Chand was not welcomed by Shiv Sena.
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Renaming Khel Ratna award after Dhyan Chand will encourage sportspersons: Hockey legend's Grandson
News | August 08, 2021 16:40 ISTGrandson of Major Dhyan Chand, Vishal Singh reacted on renaming of the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award.
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AICF nominates Koneru Humpy for Khel Ratna award
Other Sports | July 01, 2021 15:49 ISTHumpy is already a recipient of the Arjuna award and Padma Shri.
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FMSCI nominates navigator Musa Sherif for Khel Ratna award
Other Sports | July 01, 2021 15:09 ISTSherif, who is based out of Kasargod (Kerala), is India's most successful co-driver and has won the national title a whopping seven times with Gaurav Gill.
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Archer Jyothi recommended for Khel Ratna, Limba Ram for Dronacharya Lifetime
Other Sports | June 30, 2021 19:53 ISTThe 24-year-old Jyothi had won an individual World Championship bronze medal, and also has two Asian medals.
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Neeraj Chopra nominated for Khel Ratna by AFI
Other Sports | June 30, 2021 18:26 ISTChopra has already been conferred with the Arjuna Award in 2018 after winning a gold in the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.
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Sunil Chhetri nominated for Khel Ratna, Bala Devi for Arjuna
Football | June 30, 2021 17:27 ISTChhetri has played 118 international matches, scoring 74 goals, both Indian records. Bala Devi, meanwhile, became the first Indian woman footballer to play for a top-flight league in Europe (Scotland).
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NRAI recommends Anjum Moudgil, Ankur Mittal for Khel Ratna
Other Sports | June 30, 2021 16:32 ISTMittal won his double trap world title in 2018 and got the Arjuna award the same year, while Moudgil is a world championship silver-medallist and was awarded the Arjuna in 2019.
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Couldn't hold back tears: Rani Rampal on becoming first woman hockey player to get Khel Ratna
Other Sports | August 26, 2020 15:58 ISTThe 25-year-old Rani said she couldn't stop herself from crying when she first got to know of being one among the chosen five, leaving her parents quite worried because they, apparently, had no idea about the magnitude of the award and why it made their daughter so emotional.
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'I owe this to you all': Rohit Sharma shares video message on being conferred with Khel Ratna
Cricket | August 22, 2020 17:36 ISTIndian batsman Rohit Sharma shared a video message after being conferred with the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna.
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Virat Kohli congratulates Rohit Sharma, Ishant Sharma and Deepti Sharma for Khel Ratna, Arjuna award
Cricket | August 22, 2020 17:13 ISTWhile his limited-overs deputy Rohit Sharma received the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, his Delhi teammate Ishant Sharma will get the Arjuna award along with Indian women's cricket team all-rounder Deepti Sharma.
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BCCI congratulates Rohit for becoming 4th Indian cricketer to receive Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award
Cricket | August 21, 2020 22:22 ISTRohit joined Sachin Tendulkar (1998), MS Dhoni (2007) and captain Virat Kohli (2018) in the elite list.
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No Arjuna award for former Khel Ratna winners Sakshi Malik and Mirabai Chanu
Other Sports | August 21, 2020 18:20 ISTThis was due to the fact that they had already won the Khel Ratna, the country's highest sporting honour.
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Rohit Sharma among 5 athletes to get Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award
Other Sports | August 21, 2020 17:40 ISTThe five names were recommended on Tuesday by a committee, comprising the likes of Virender Sehwag and former hockey captain Sardar Singh which met at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) headquarters in New Delhi.
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Sports Awards likely to be delayed, waiting for Rashtrapati Bhavan instructions: Ministry official
Other Sports | July 30, 2020 12:18 ISTThe National Sports Awards include the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, the Arjuna, Dronacharya and Dhyanchand honours, conferred every year by the President of India at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on August 29.
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Asked Punjab government to withdraw my Khel Ratna nomination since I am not eligible: Harbhajan
Cricket | July 18, 2020 16:26 ISTIn a series of tweets, Harbhajan said that he is not eligible for the award, which is the highest sporting honour in the country.
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BAI recommends Srikanth for Khel Ratna after apology, Prannoy show-caused for his outburst
Other Sports | June 19, 2020 19:18 ISTOn disciplinary grounds, the BAI did not nominate world number 14 Srikanth and 28th ranked Prannoy for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna and Arjuna Award respectively.
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Extremely honoured and humbled: Rohit on being nominated by BCCI for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award
Cricket | May 31, 2020 17:59 ISTWhile 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.
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BCCI nominates Rohit Sharma for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna; Ishant, Dhawan and Deepti for Arjuna Award
Cricket | May 30, 2020 19:26 ISTRohit Sharma has been nominated by the BCCI for the country's highest sporting honour - the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna.
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NRAI nominates Anjum Moudgil for Khel Ratna, Jaspal Rana for Dronacharya Award
Other Sports | May 14, 2020 15:31 ISTAnjum Moudgil has been reportedly nominated by the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) for country's highest sporting honour, the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna.
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