Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna

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Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award
File:Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award.jpg
Type Civilian
Category Sports (Individual / Team)
Description Highest sports honour in India
Instituted 1991–1992
First awarded 1991–1992
Awarded by Government of India
Cash award ₹750,000
First awardee(s) Viswanathan Anand
Last awardee(s) Sania Mirza
Recent awardee(s) Ronjan Sodhi
Award rank
Arjuna Award →

The Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna (RGKR) is India’s highest honour given for achievement in sports, given by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, government of India.[1] The words "Khel Ratna" literally mean "sports gem" in Hindi. The award is named after the late Rajiv Gandhi, former Prime Minister of India. It carries a medal, a scroll of honour and a substantial cash component. Up to 2004–05, the cash component was Rs. 500,000/- (c.11,500 USD). In 2005, the money has been increased from Rs. 500,000 to Rs. 750,000.[2][3][4]

The award was instituted in the year 1991–92 to supply the lack of a supreme national accolade in the field of sports. Predating the RGKR are the Arjuna awards that have always been given to outstanding sportspersons in each of many sporting disciplines every year. The Khel Ratna was devised to be an overarching honour, conferred for outstanding sporting performance, whether by an individual or a team, across all sporting disciplines in a given year.

Awardees

Indicates a joint award for that year
Year Name Image Birth Sport Discipline
1991–92 Viswanathan Anand[5] 75px b. 1969 Chess
1992–93 Geet Sethi[6]  – b. 1961 Billiards
†
1994–95 Cdr. Homi D. Motivala  – b. 1958 Yachting (Team)
Lt. Cdr. P. K. Garg  – b. 1963
1995–96 Karnam Malleswari  – b. 1975 Weightlifting
1996–97 Nameirakpam Kunjarani  – b. 1968 Weightlifting
Leander Paes 75px b. 1973 Tennis
1997–98 Sachin Tendulkar[7] Sachin at Castrol Golden Spanner Awards.jpg b. 1973 Cricket
1998–99 Jyotirmoyee Sikdar  – b. 1969 Athletics
1999–2000 Dhanraj Pillay [8] 75px b. 1968 Hockey
2000–01 Pullela Gopichand[9]  – b. 1973 Badminton
2001–02 Abhinav Bindra[10] 75px b. 1982 Shooting
2002–03 Anjali Bhagwat[11] Anjalibhagwat.JPG b. 1969 Shooting
K. M. Beenamol[11]  – b. 1975 Athletics
2003–04 Anju Bobby George[12]  – b. 1977 Athletics
2004–05 Lt. Col Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore[13] Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore.jpg b. 1970 Shooting
2005–06 Pankaj Advani[14] Pankaj Advani PHC 2012-1.jpg b. 1985 Billiards and Snooker
2006–07 Manavjit Singh Sandhu[15]  – b. 1976 Shooting
2007–08 Mahendra Singh Dhoni[16] 75px b. 1981 Cricket
2008–09 Mary Kom [17] Mary Kom - British High Commission, Delhi, 27 July 2011.jpg b. 1983 Boxing
Vijender Singh [17] Vijender at sahara award.jpg b. 1985 Boxing
Sushil Kumar [17] 75px b. 1983 Wrestling
2009–10 Saina Nehwal[18] b. 1990 Badminton
2010–11 Gagan Narang[19]  – b. 1983 Shooting
2011–12 Vijay Kumar[20]  – b. 1985 Shooting
Yogeshwar Dutt[3][20] b. 1982 Wrestling
2012–13 Ronjan Sodhi[4][21] b. 1979 Shooting
2014-15 Sania Mirza[20][22] b. 1986 Tennis

† The award was not conferred upon any sportsperson or team in the year 1993–94. † The award was not conferred upon any sportsperson or team in the year 2013–14.

Notes

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References

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  • Khel Ratna award 2007 Indiatimes
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External links

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