Which is the biggest award in India sports?
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Which is the biggest award in India sports?
Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award
Considered India’s highest sporting honour, the Khel Ratna was established in 1991-92 as the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award before it was renamed to Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award in 2021.
Who got Bharat Ratna award list?
Till now 48 persons got the Bharat Ratna award and 16 were awarded posthumously….List of Bharat Ratna award winners.
| Year | Recipients | About |
|---|---|---|
| Bharat Ratna 1999 | Jayaprakash Narayan | Activist, and social reformer |
| Amartya Sen | Economist | |
| Gopinath Bordoloi | Activist | |
| Ravi Shankar | Musician, sitar player |
Which is the oldest sports award in India?
National Sports Awards
| National Sports Award | |
|---|---|
| First awarded | 1956–57 |
| Last awarded | 2020 |
| Highlights | |
| Total awarded | 1259 |
Who got Arjuna Award?
List of Arjuna Award Winners (2021-2017)
| Arjuna Award Winners 2019 to 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Category | Name |
| 2019 | Polo | Simran Singh Shergill |
| Shooting | Anjum Moudgil | |
| Table Tennis | Harmeet Desai |
Who got first Arjun Award?
Salim Durani was the first player to win the Arjuna Award for Cricket. Instituted in 1961, the Arjuna Award comprises a bronze statuette of Arjuna, certificate, ceremonial dress and a cash prize of ₹15 lakh. It is presented to the athlete by the President of India.
Who won Dronacharya Award?
Subramani… RamanTable TennisPritam Rani SiwachHockeySarpal SinghHockeyAshan KumarKabaddiTapan Kumar PanigrahiSwimmingRadhakris… Nair PAthletics
Dronacharya Award/Winners (2021)
Who got first Dronacharya Award?
Bhalchandra Bhaskar Bhagwat
The first recipients of the award were Bhalchandra Bhaskar Bhagwat (Wrestling), Om Prakash Bhardwaj (Boxing), and O. M. Nambiar (Athletics), who were honoured in 1985.
Who got Dhyan Chand Award?
As of 2020, the award comprises a statuette, a certificate, ceremonial dress, and a cash prize of ₹10 lakh (US$13,000)….
| Dhyan Chand Award | |
|---|---|
| Total awarded | 80 |
| First winner | Shahuraj Birajdar Ashok Diwan Aparna Ghosh |
| Last winner | Manuel Frederick Arup Basak Manoj Kumar Nitin Kirtane C. Lalremsanga |
Who got Arjun award in Cricket?
Shikhar Dhawan
Instituted in 1961, the Arjuna Award comprises a bronze statuette of Arjuna, certificate, ceremonial dress and a cash prize of ₹15 lakh….Arjuna Award for Cricket: Get the full list.
| Sr no | NAME | YEAR |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shikhar Dhawan | 2021 |
| 2 | Deepti Sharma and Ishant Sharma | 2020 |
| 3 | Ravindra Jadeja and Poonam Yadav | 2019 |
| 4 | Smriti Mandhana | 2018 |
