Neeraj Chopra, Mithali Raj Amongst Indian Sports activities Achievers Honoured In Dazzling Rite | Different Sports activities Information

Olympic champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, veteran girl cricketer Mithali Raj and history-making Paralympic stars shared the highlight as an extraordinary 12 sportspersons have been offered with India’s best possible wearing honour — the Main Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna — by way of President Ram Nath Kovind in New Delhi on Saturday. In a glittering serve as organised on the Durbar Corridor of the Rashtrapati Bhawan, the President recognised the rustic’s unprecedented Olympic and Paralympic performances. The development become an in-person affair this time after going surfing the former yr because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The superstar enchantment of the night time was once Chopra, who won his Khel Ratna award amid thunderous applause from the make a selection dignitaries provide at the specifically organised serve as.

Chopra was once the primary some of the Khel Ratna awardees to obtain the honor.

But even so the 23-year-old superstar, different recipients of the Khel Ratna reputation, have been Olympic bronze-winning Indian males’s hockey staff captain Manpreet Singh, veteran goalkeeper P R Sreejesh, Olympic silver-medallist wrestler Ravi Dahiya, Olympic bronze-winning boxer Lovlina Borgohain and Mithali.

Sunil Chhetri become the primary footballer to be bestowed the award, a richly deserved reputation for conserving tempo with the likes of Lionel Messi in scoring world targets.

Paralympic gold-winners Avani Lekhara (Capturing), Sumit Antil (Athletics), Pramod Bhagat (Badminton), Krishna Nagar (Badminton), Manish Narwal (Capturing) have been additionally given the Khel Ratna.

In conjunction with 12 Khel Ratnas, India this yr has 35 Arjuna awardees. The lengthy listing this yr was once a results of the historical medal hauls on the Olympics (7) and Paralympics (19).

The development is historically hung on August 29 yearly to commemorate the start anniversary of hockey legend Main Dhyan Chand.

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The Khel Ratna award carries a money prize handbag of Rs 25 lakh, a medal a scroll of honour. The Arjuna award carries a prize cash of Rs 15 lakh, a bronze statue and a scroll of honour.

Provide at Saturday’s rite was once sports activities minister Anurag Thakur in conjunction with a bunch of alternative dignitaries, together with his predecessor Kiren Rijiju.