Khel Ratna
(Search results - 23)Lifestyle NewsJan 29, 2024, 12:26 PM IST
Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore: From a Sports Star to a Political Leader
Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore is the current Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Department of Rajasthan. He is the recipient of the prestigious Padma Shri and Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award.
BiographyDec 20, 2023, 2:28 PM IST
Dhanraj Pillay’s Biography | Birth | Education | Family | International Championships | Records | Awards
Dhanraj Pillay is a former Indian field hockey player. The Government of India has honoured him with prestigious awards like Arjuna Award, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, and Padmashri.
BiographyDec 18, 2023, 2:17 PM IST
Yogeshwar Dutt’s Biography | Birth | Education | Family | Marriage | Olympic Games | Commonwealth Games
Yogeshwar Dutt is an Indian freestyle wrestler. In 2003, he won his wrestling career’s first gold medal at the Commonwealth Games. The Government of India honoured him with the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award in the year 2012. The following year, he was awarded the Padma Shri Award.
BiographySep 7, 2023, 2:08 PM IST
Manpreet Singh’s Biography | Birth | Debut | Marriage | Facts
Manpreet Singh is an Indian hockey player. He rose to prominence in 2021, when India won the bronze medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics (Tokyo) under his leadership. This was India’s first Olympic medal in hockey since 1980.
Beyond NewsAug 6, 2021, 1:12 PM IST
Khel Ratna Award renamed as Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award
Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Twitter that the exceptional performance of the men's and women's hockey teams had captured the imagination of the entire nation.
Other SportsJun 3, 2020, 1:44 PM IST
Rani: Honoured to be nominated for Khel Ratna Award 2020
India women's hockey team captain Rani has reacted to the news of her nomination for the Khel Ratna Award 2020
IndiaJun 2, 2020, 7:53 PM IST
From PM's ‘5 Is’ to regain lost economy to CAB’s new 20/20 vision rule, watch MyNation in 100 seconds
For the National Sports Awards 2020, Hockey India (HI) has revealed its nominations. Indian women's hockey team captain Rani has been nominated for the Khel Ratna Award.
In a first in Indian domestic cricket history, Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) has made eye tests mandatory for its senior and Under-23 players post-lockdown
Other SportsJun 2, 2020, 4:40 PM IST
India women’s hockey team captain Rani nominated for Khel Ratna Award 2020
For the National Sports Awards 2020, Hockey India (HI) has revealed its nominations. Indian women's hockey team captain Rani has been nominated for the Khel Ratna Award
CricketMay 30, 2020, 8:25 PM IST
India vice-captain Rohit Sharma nominated for Khel Ratna Award 2020
Rohit Sharma has been nominated for the Khel Ratna Award while Shikhar Dhawan, Ishant Sharma and Deepti Sharma have been nominated for the Arjuna Award
Other SportsMay 14, 2020, 5:08 PM IST
Khel Ratna award: NRAI nominates shooter Anjum Moudgil
The 26-year-old Anjum Moudgil, who started shooting in 2008, is among the first two Indians to have secured quota places in the sport for the Tokyo Olympics. NRAI has nominated her for Khel Ratna award
Other SportsMay 5, 2020, 4:19 PM IST
Sports ministry invites nominations for National Sports Awards 2020 via email
'Due to lockdown on account of outbreak of COVID-19, hard copies of nominations are not required to be sent. Scanned copies of the nominations duly signed by the applicant and recommending authority may be sent at above mentioned email ids, before last date of submission,' the sports ministry said
IndiaAug 29, 2019, 6:28 PM IST
National Sports Day: Paralympic winner Deepa Malik receives Khel Ratna award
Deepa Malik became the second para-athlete after double Paralympic gold medallist javelin thrower Devendra Jhajharia, who received the recognition in 2017, to have won the prestigious Khel Ratna award.
SportsAug 19, 2019, 4:34 PM IST
Sportstop weekly review show: From Shastri’s reappointment to Deepa, Bajrang nominated for Khel Ratna
MyNation’s Sportstop weekly sports review show looks back at last week’s (August 12 to 18) major happenings. Ravi Shastri was reappointed as India coach while Virat Kohli completed 11 years in international cricket
SportsAug 18, 2019, 3:32 PM IST
Ravindra Jadeja among 19 nominated for Arjuna award; Deepa Malik joins Bajrang Punia for Khel Ratna
Apart from nominating Deepa Malik and Bajrang Punia for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, the selection committee also picked 19 sportspersons for the Arjuna Award, including the likes of cricketers Ravindra Jadeja and Poonam Yadav, track and field stars Tejinder Pal Singh Toor, Mohammed Anas and Swapna Barman, footballer Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, hockey player Chinglensana Singh Kangujam and shooter Anjum Moudgil
IndiaAug 16, 2019, 3:53 PM IST
Bajrang Punia nominated for Khel Ratna award by 12-member committee
Asian and Commonwealth Games gold-medallist wrestler Bajrang Punia has been nominated for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award by a 12-member selection committee which includes Bhaichung Bhutia and MC Mary Kom