At the final national book awards ceremony every november, the national book foundation. General knowledge for entrance and recruitment exams. The sports ministry on tuesday announced the winners of the prestigious rajiv gandhi khel ratna, arjuna, dronacharya and dhyan chand awards. The rajiv gandhi khel ratna award, 2007 presented to manavjeet singh sidhu for his achievement in trap shooting. The rajiv gandhi khel ratna award in sports and games, is the highest sporting honour of the republic of india. Scheme for dronacharya award for outstanding coaches in sports and games amended as on 23. A large number of nominations were received for these awards this year 2019, which were considered by the selection committees consisting of former arjuna. Sports award 2016 winners list rajiv gandhi khel ratna. It is bestowed upon sportsperson in recognition of their consistently outstanding performance for four years in national sports. The award was instituted in 19911992 and awarded by gevernment of india. It carries a medal, a scroll of honour and a substantial cash component. Bajrang punia nominated for khel ratna award, says he deserved it. A large number of nominations were received for these awards this year 2019, which were considered by the selection committees consisting of former.
Arjuna award is given for consistently outstanding performance for four years. His name has been included in limca book of national. The sports ministry also confirmed that dipa karmakars coach bishweshwar nandi will be given the dronacharya award. Rajiv gandhi khel ratna awards holds the highest honour in india and is awarded to those who make the. The winner of rajiv gandhi khel ratna award 2019 is declared by the ministry of sports. Definition of rules the scheme may be called the rajiv gandhi khel ratna award in sports and games. Member of women cricket team winning silver medal in icc womens cricket. Moreover the number of awardees per year can also be taken as a measure of prestige associated with the awards. Neal shusterman full speech 2015 national book awards ceremony wednesday, november 18, 2015, cipriani wall street, new york, ny. Khel ratna, arjuna and dronacharya award winners for 2017. How is rajiv gandhi khel ratna award more prestigious. All the names of the sportspersons that have been discussed so far in this article are the winners of the rajiv gandhi khel ratna award. Sania receives rajiv gandhi khel ratna award the hindu. Read more about here are the winners of 2017 khel ratna, arjuna and dronocharya awards on business standard.
All the received nominations are sent to sai and national antidoping agency for the verification. National sports awards in india, winners from rajasthan, rajiv gandhi khel ratna, dronacharya, arjuna, dhyan chand award, rashtriya khel. Sania mirza gets khel ratna, 17 others get arjuna award the. For the first time in the history of national sports awards, four athletes were chosen for the khel ratna honour, owing to the three girls superlative show at the rio olympics. The awardees would be honored by president of india on august 31 20. The government also named the winners of the 2015 arjuna awards. Scheme for dronacharya award for outstanding coaches in. List of rajiv gandhi khel ratna and arjuna award winners. Lauren groff, terrance hayes, sally mann and tanehisi coates are among the 20 writers still in the running for the prestigious literary prize. At the final national book awards ceremony see also finalists for this award. National book awards 2015 national book foundation. Check out the complete and detailed list of important awards and honours in india on this page. Athletics, the rajiv gandhi khel ratna award for the year 2019 is conferred upon ms. Abdul kalam has been honored by the bharat ratna in 1997 in the field of science and engineering.
Rajiv gandhi khel ratna award is given for the spectacular and most outstanding performance in the field of sports by a sportsperson over a period of four years. The list has 17 sportspersons including cricketer rohit sharma and shooter jitu rai. Latest list of rajiv gandhi khel ratna award winners 2019. Biospheres national parks in india new 20rupee note world day of social justice. Objective the objective of the award is to recognize the spectacular and most outstanding. Sindhu and bronze medal winner sakshi malik, at his. The rajiv ghandhi khel ratna award is indias highest achievement award in sports. For complete set, you can download the pdf by hitting the download button below. T he indian government has released the list of prestegious national sports awardees for the year 2019. Check gk questions on international and national awards and honours on. With this, virat kohli became the third cricketer to receive this honour after sachin tendulkar and mahendra singh.
It has been decided that during olympic years anyone, who wins a medal, will be automatically conferred with the rajiv gandhi khel ratna. Sports awards in india list of 2019 sports awards winners pdf. Dronacharya award for coaches for producing medal winners at. These awardees are also the biggest names of the history of indian sports. President pranab mukherjee on august 29, the national sports day. Sania mirzas name was today officially approved for the coveted rajiv gandhi khel ratna award, becoming only the second tennis player to be nominated for the highest sporting honour. Robin coste lewis full speech 2015 nba young peoples literature award winner. The previous award recipients can also nominate one sportsperson for the discipline for which they themselves were awarded. The first recipient of rajiv gandhis khel ratna award is a vishwanathan anand b leander peas c kapil dev d limba ram.
The rajiv gandhi khel ratna rgkr is indias highest honour given for achievement in sports. The awardees are given a medal, ceremonial dress, certificate and award money of rs. Usually, the rajiv gandhi khel ratna awards are conferred on national sports day every year. Sports ministry will almost immediately recognise the athletes who win medals at the rio 2016 olympics with national awards. Here are the winners of 2017 khel ratna, arjuna and. These awards include rajiv gandhi khel ratna award, dronacharya award, arjuna award, dhyan chand award, maulana abul kalam azad maka trophy and rashtriya khel protsahan puruskar.
Rajiv gandhi khel ratna was instituted in 199192 gov. President presents rajiv gandhi khel ratna award to four athletes. Kamal kishore premchand ki kahaniyon ka kaal kramanusaar adhyayanrajiv gandhi khel ratna award 2015 sania mirza g d birla award for scientific research sanjeev galande. Sania mirza s name was on friday officially approved for the coveted rajiv gandhi khel ratna award. Arjuna awards was also handed out to many sportspersons. But this year, it was pushed to september 25 to avoid a clash of dates with the 18th asian games in jakarta and palembang on september 2.
Sneak peek at final list of winners of the khel ratna and arjuna awards. Fifteen sportspersons were honoured with the arjuna award and three with. President confers rio stars khel ratna awards along with. U 20 world championship, was also among the arjuna winners this year. Sania mirzas was officially named for the coveted rajiv gandhi khel ratna award on. Learn more like birthday, birth place, age, family, biography and.
All you should know about the winners and the awards. Scheme for the rajiv gandhi khel ratna award amended as on 23. The union government bestows national sports awards every year to recognize and reward excellence in sports in india. President awards khel ratna to pv sindhu, sakshi malik, dipa karmakar. The list of awardees is given below rajiv gandhi khel ratna award ronjan sodhi for shooting arjuna awards chekrovolu swuro, archery ranjith maheshwari, athletics. President awards khel ratna to pv sindhu, sakshi malik. The award is named after the late rajiv gandhi, former prime minister of india. The rajiv gandhi khel ratna, officially known as rajiv gandhi khel ratna award in sports and.
National sports awards are given every year to recognize and reward excellence in sports. Highest sports award in india instituted in 199192 is given for the most spectacular and outstanding performance in the field of sports by a sportsperson over a period of four years immediately preceding the year during which the award is to be given. Pv sindhu, dipa karmakar, sakshi malik and jitu rai to get. National book awards ceremony, 2015 2015 national book awards. List of rajiv gandhi khel ratna award, arjuna award, dronacharya award, dhyan chand award winners for 20 under national sports awards of india. Take a quiz on popular awards and honours in india. The first recipient of the award viswanathan anand is countrys first chess grandmaster and a five time winner of world chess championship.
Paralympian star devendra jhajharia, who clinched gold in mens f46 javelin throw at the rio olympics, and former indian hockey skipper sardar singh will be honoured with the prestigious khel ratna award the dhyan chand award for lifetime. The award is given to the most outstanding performances by sportspersons over a period of four years. Rio 2016 olympics medal winners to be considered for khel. Finalists unveiled for this years national book awards npr. Sports award 2016 winners list rajiv gandhi khel ratna awarddronacharya awardarjuna awarddhyan chand award 2015 posted on august 30. The award is named after rajiv gandhi, former prime minister of india who served the office from 1984 to 1989. The rajiv gandhi khel ratna, officially known as rajiv gandhi khel ratna award in sports and games, is the highest sporting honour of the republic of india. The first recipient of rajiv gandhi s khel ratna award. Rajiv gandhi khel ratna award winners day today gk. He was inducted in national team in 2011 by then coach bob houghton. In 2009, three athletes boxers vijender singh and m c mary kom and wrestler sushil kumar.
These awards khel ratna, dronacharya, arjuna and dhyan chand awards are given every year to recognize and reward excellence in sports. No khel ratna this year, 15 named for arjuna awards more. Tidbits about rajiv gandhi khel ratna award winners pankaj advani is the only sportsperson to have won the award for two sports disciplines. Paralympian indian star devendra jhajharia, who clinched gold in mens f46 javelin throw at the rio olympics. The recipients isare selected by a committee constituted. The words khel ratna literally mean sports gem in hindi. It is indias highest honour given for achievement in sports, given by the ministry of youth affairs and sports, government of india and was established in 199192.
It is indias highest honour given for achievement in sports. Pv sindhu, dipa karmakar, sakshi malik and jitu rai to get khel ratna award. Two of indias 2016 olympians, gymnast dipa karmakar and shooter jitu rai, have been recommended for this years rajiv gandhi khel ratna award, indias highest honour in sports. U20 world championship, was also among the arjuna winners this year. We have provided the list of rajiv gandhi khel ratna awards winners here in this pdf file. First of all it is for the government to decide which award is more prestigious. Sports ministry invites nominations for national sports awards through email. It is awarded annually by the ministry of youth affairs and sports. Narendra modi sunday hosted the national sports awardees, including rio olympics silver medalist p. The scheme may be called the rajiv gandhi khel ratna award in sports and. Get list of indian awards in different fields here. National sports awards 2019 winners list khel ratna. Scheme for the rajiv gandhi khel ratna award amended as.
Sania gets khel ratna, 17 others get arjuna award pti. Full list of the rajiv gandhi khel ratna award 1991 to 2014. Soon, that number will be whittled to just four winners. The major awards in the sports field are rajiv gandhi khel ratna, arjuna award. Rajiv gandhi khel ratna awardee means a person who has been conferred with. The national shooting federation monday recommended pistol ace heena sidhu and trap shooter ankur mittal for the rajiv gandhi khel ratna award, the countrys highest sporting honour. It is bestowed upon sportsperson for consistently outstanding performance for four years. Former indian hockey captain sardar singh and paralympic javelin thrower devendra jhajharia, who won the gold medal in the 2016 rio paralympics, have been recommended for the rajiv gandhi khel ratna award, the countrys highest honour for sportspersons cricketers cheteshwar pujara and harmanpreet kaur, paralympic medallists mariyappan thangavelu and varun bhati, golfer ssp. The 28yearold from mizoram has 23 international goals to his credit and is an exceptionally talented striker. In a bid to ensure that olympic medallists get immediate recognition, the sports ministry on tuesday said medal winners from the upcoming rio games will be considered for this years khel ratna and arjuna awards. Ras prelims books ras mains books rajasthan sujas books for spare time. Rajiv gandhi khel ratna award current affairs today. Instituted in 1961, it is indias second highest sporting award after rajiv gandhi khel ratna award. No sportsperson has been named for the prestigious rajiv gandhi khel ratna while 15, including cricketer ravichandran ashwin, were today recommended for.