Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2022 Winners List: Overview

Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award formerly known as Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award. It is an award in Sports and games, which is considered as India’s highest athletic honor. The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports grants it annually to honor and reward outstanding athletic achievement. Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award Major Dhyan Chand was presented recently to 12 athletics in recognition of their impressive and extraordinary achievements over the course of the past four years. The performances of a sportsperson at numerous international competitions, such as the Paralympic Games, Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, and Asian Games, are evaluated by a 12-member committee. There are so many sportspersons in the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award winner list as they have achieved this honor. The Ministry Of Youth affairs not only honors with an award but also gives cash as a prize. Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award Cash prize is confirmed to be 25 Lakhs in Indian Rupees.

Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2022 Winners List: Objectives

The Major Dhyan Khel Ratna Award is one of the biggest sporting awards in the country was introduced for the following reasons:

• The sports persons against whom the inquiry is ongoing/pending for the use of banned substances and drugs are not eligible to be part of the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award winners list
• Incredible performance throughout the course of the last four years in international competitions that are similar to the Olympics, Asian Games, Commonwealth Games, World Games, Championships, and World Cup.
• The accomplishments of the athletes in these events and other competitions up until the end of the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, or Asian Games may be taken into consideration during the years when these competitions are held.

 Prize money is also considered as Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award benefits as it will help sports persons in many possible ways.

Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2022 Winners List:

There is one sportsperson  in the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2022 Winners List

The Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award honors the sportsperson who has given best in overall performance in the four years prior to the year in which the award will be granted and it is known , Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award Prize money is confirmed to be 25 Lakhs.

Name of the Sportsperson	Discipline
Shri Sharath Kamal Achanta	Table Tennis

The above-mentioned sportsperson has become the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2022 winner.

Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2021 Winners

Take a look at Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2021 winners list which is mentioned below

Name of the Recipient	Discipline
Neeraj Chopra	Athletics
Ravi Kumar Dahiya	Freestyle Wrestling
Lovlina Borgohain	Boxing
P. R. Sreejesh	Hockey
Avani Lekhara	Paralympic Shooting
Sumit Antil	Para-Athletics
Pramod Bhagat	Para-Badminton
Krishna Nagar	Para-Badminton
Manish Narwal	Paralympic Shooting
Mithali Raj	Cricket
Sunil Chhetri	Football
Manpreet Singh	Hockey

Reading Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2021 list will help you to know about who has received this award and for what sports.

Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award Received By Sportsperson For Various Sports

• Sachin Tendulkar was the first sports person to receive Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award for Cricket among the 45 sports persons who have won the award so far. He received this award in 1998 for his services to Indian Cricket in the previous 10 years (1989-1998) after having started his career in 1989.
• Vinesh Phogat is the first female Indian wrestler to win Gold in CommonWealth and Asian Games. She competes in 48kg/50k/53kg freestyle wrestling. Vinesh Phogat won the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award for Wrestling in 2020.

• The Tokyo Olympics 2020 Bronze medalist and ace pugilist Lovlina Borgohain from Assam have been conferred with the nation’s highest sporting award – Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award for Boxing in 2021 at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on November 13.

• Neeraj Chopra is India’s First Olympic Gold Medalist. He won the gold medal in the javelin throw event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics earlier this year. Neeraj Chopra received the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award for Athletics. He became the only second individual gold medalist from India at the Olympics and the first in athletics.

• Indian Senior Men’s National Team captain Sunil Chhetri received the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award For Football from honorable President of India Shri Ram Nath Kovind earlier today (November 13, 2021). The function was held at the Rashtrapati Bhawan.

• Sumit Antil won a gold medal with a World Record throw of 68.55m. He then won a silver at the World Para Athletics Championship, while breaking his own world record in the F64 Category.He was conferred with Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award for Para-athletics in 2021.

• Tokyo Paralympic Gold Medalist Badminton player Krishna Nagar lost his mother in an unfortunate incident. It was just hours before he was to receive the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award for Para-Badminton from President Ram Nath Govind.

Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2020 Winners List:

Name of the Recipient	Discipline
Rohit Sharma	Cricket
Mariyappan Thangavelu	Paralympic High Jump
Manika Batra	Table Tennis
Vinesh Phogat	Freestyle Wrestling
Rani Rampal	Hockey

The above-mentioned are the 2020 Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award Winners.

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