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Akshat Jain December 24, 2025 10:52 PM IST
Hardik Singh is the only person nominated for the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna. Divya Deshmukh, Tejaswin Shankar and Aarti Pal are among the 24 athletes selected for the Arjuna awards. This year, no cricketer has been included.
Akshat Jain August 30, 2024 2:43 PM IST
Mariyappan Thangavelu is an Indian Paralympic high jumper who became the first Paralympic Gold Medallist In High Jump since 2004.
India.com Sports Desk November 3, 2021 12:33 AM IST
The award will be presented at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on 13th November.
India.com Sports Desk June 3, 2020 8:56 AM IST
Last year also HS Prannoy had expressed his disappointment for being not nominated for Arjuna Award, India's highest sporting honour.
PTI April 30, 2019 2:46 PM IST
Gold medallist Indian boxer Amit Panghal once again nominated for Arjuna awards by the Boxing Federation of India.
India.com Sports Desk September 25, 2018 1:45 PM IST
Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli and world champion weightlifter Mirabai Chanu will receive the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna on September 25, Tuesday, Here's the full list of winners:
PTI September 20, 2018 7:58 PM IST
The 29-year-old Kohli has 6147 runs in 71 Tests with 23 centuries and 9779 runs in 211 ODIs, including 35 tons. Chanu was chosen for the prestigious award following her gold medal in 48kg category at the World Championships last year. She also bagged the yellow metal in this year's Commonwealth Games but didn't compete at the Asian Games due to injury.
Sylvester Tamang September 1, 2017 4:39 PM IST
Her meteoric rise from a small village in Jalandhar to one of the best race-walkers in India has been phenomenal.
India.com Sports Desk August 5, 2017 1:31 PM IST
Bopanna has slammed the AITA for not nominating him for this year's Arjuna Awards and recommended Saketh Myneni instead.
Press Trust of India October 7, 2015 8:06 PM IST
Olympian and Arjun award-winning boxer Jai Bhagwan, who is an inspector with Haryana Police, has been suspended from his job for allegedly taking a bribe of Rs one lakh from a businessman of Adampur Mandi in Hisar district.
Indo-Asian News Service August 15, 2015 1:46 AM IST
The sports ministry on Friday confirmed that tennis icon Sania Mirza will be awarded the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna
Press Trust of India May 9, 2015 6:44 PM IST
Sardar Singh has already been conferred with the Arjuna award in 2012
Press Trust of India May 8, 2015 8:56 PM IST
Rahi Sarnobat and P N Prakash have also been recommended by the National Rifle Association of India
Indo-Asian News Service January 15, 2015 9:19 PM IST
Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar, met pugilist Sarita Devi, who is currently serving a one-year ban by International Boxing Association (AIBA) for her refusal to accept a bronze medal during the Incheon Asian Games in South Korea last year. Tendulkar, who in past had been vocal about the boxer’s career, signed an autograph on a T-shirt and […]
Priya Prakashan June 17, 2014 3:26 PM IST
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