The
awardees,
which
mostly
feature
the
Tokyo
2020
medallists
including
the
first
ever
track
&
field
Olympic
champion
Neeraj
Chopra,
will
receive
their
awards
from
the
President
of
India
at
a
specially
organized
function
at
the
Darbar
Hall.
The
Khel
Ratna
award
is
given
for
the
spectacular
and
most
outstanding
performances
by
a
sportsperson
over
a
period
of
previous
four
years.
Given
the
unprecedented
Olympic
and
Paralympic
performance,
the
number
of
awardees
was
expected
to
be
high
this
year.
India
won
seven
medals
in
the
Olympics
and
notched
up
19
medals,
including
five
gold,
eight
silver
and
six
bronze
medals
at
the
Paralympics
in
the
country’s
best
ever
show
at
the
two
sporting
extravaganzas.
Apart
from
the
Olympians
and
Paralympians,
women’s
cricketer
Mithali
Raj
and
veteran
footballer
Sunil
Chhetri
were
also
bestowed
with
the
top
National
Award.
“The
awardees
will
receive
their
awards
from
the
President
of
India
at
a
specially
organized
function
at
the
Darbar
Hall
of
Rashtrapati
Bhavan
on
13th
November,
2021
(Saturday)
at
1630
hrs,”
the
sports
ministry
announced.
This
year’s
awards
selection
committee
was
headed
by
Justice
(Retd.)
Mukundakam
Sharma
(former
Judge
of
Supreme
Court)
and
included
three-time
Paralympic
medal-winning
javelin
thrower
Devendra
Jhajharia,
former
cricketer
Venkatesh
Prasad,
and
ex-world
champion
boxer
L
Sarita
Devi
among
others.
The
Sports
Ministry
also
revealed
35
Arjuna
awardees,
Dyan
Chand
awardees
and
the
Dronacharya
awardees
on
Tuesday
(November
2).
Here
is
the
full
list
of
award
winners
along
with
the
prize
money:
Major
Dhyan
Chand
Khel
Ratna
Awards
2021
(Rs
25
Lakhs
each)
Neeraj
Chopra
(Athletics)
Ravi
Kumar
(Wrestling)
Lovlina
Borgohain
(Boxing)
PR
Sreejesh
(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)
Arjuna
Awards
(Rs
15
Lakhs
each)
Arpinder
Singh
(Athletics)
Simranjit
Kaur
(Boxing)
Shikhar
Dhawan
(Cricket)
CA
Bhavani
Devi
(Fencing)
Monika
(Hockey)
Vandana
Katariya
(Hockey)
Sandeep
Narwal
(Kabaddi)
Himani
Uttam
Parab
(Mallakhamb)
Abhishek
Verma
(Shooting)
Ankita
Raina
(Tennis)
Deepak
Punia
(Wrestling)
Dilpreet
Singh
(Hockey)
Harman
Preet
Singh
(Hockey)
Rupinder
Pal
Singh
(Hockey)
Surender
Kumar
(Hockey)
Amit
Rohidas
(Hockey)
Birendra
Lakra
(Hockey)
Sumit
(Hockey)
Nilakanta
Sharma
(Hockey)
Hardik
Singh
(Hockey)
Vivek
Sagar
Prasad
(Hockey)
Gurjant
Singh
(Hockey)
Mandeep
Singh
(Hockey)
Shamsher
Singh
(Hockey)
Lalit
Kumar
Upadhyay
(Hockey)
Varun
Kumar
(Hockey)
Simranjeet
Singh
(Hockey)
Yogesh
Kathuniya
(Para
Athletics)
Nishad
Kumar
(Para
Athletics)
Praveen
Kumar(Para
Athletics)
Suhash
Yathiraj
(Para
Badminton)
Singhraj
Adhana
(Para
Shooting)
Bhavina
Patel
(Para
Table
Tennis)
Harvinder
Singh
(Para
Archery)
Sharad
Kumar
(Para
Athletics)
Dronacharya
Award
life-time
achievement
(15
Lakhs)
T.
P.
Ouseph
(Athletics)
Sarkar
Talwar
(Cricket)
Sarpal
Singh
(Hockey)
Ashan
Kumar
(Kabaddi)
Tapan
Kumar
Panigrahi
(Swimming)
Dronacharya
Regular
(Rs
10
Lakhs
each)
Radhakrishnan
Nair
P
(Athletics)
Sandhya
Gurung
(Boxing)
Pritam
Siwach
(Hockey)
Jai
Prakash
Nautiyal
(Para
Shooting)
Subramanian
Raman
(Table
Tennis)
Dhyan
Chand
Award
(10
Lakhs)
Sajjan
Singh
(Wrestling)
Lekha
K.C
(Boxing)
Abhijeet
Kunte
(Chess)
Davinder
Singh
Garcha
(Hockey)
Vikas
Kumar
(Kabaddi)
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