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Olympic champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, India ladies’s cricket group captain Mithali Raj have been among the many 12 athletes who have been awarded India’s highest sporting honour — the Main Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna — on Saturday.
Within the perform that was organised on the Rashtrapati Bhawan within the nationwide capital, the athletes have been awarded by President Ram Nath Kovind.
Neeraj was honoured for successful the gold medal within the javelin throw occasion at Tokyo Olympics. Apart from him, the captain of the Indian males’s hockey group Manpreet Singh and goalkeeper PR Sreejesh acquired the Khel Ratna. The Indian males’s hockey group gained the bronze medal on the Olympics.
Olympic silver-medallist wrestler Ravi Dahiya and Olympic bronze-medallist boxer Lovlina Borgohain have been additionally a part of Khel Ratna awardees.
Additionally a part of the listing have been Paralympic medal winners — Avani Lekhara (gold in taking pictures 10m air rifle SH1 and bronze in taking pictures 50m rifle 3 positions SH1), Sumit Antil (gold in males’s F64 javelin throw), Pramod Bhagat (gold in badminton males’s singles SL3), Krishna Nagar (gold in badminton males’s Singles SH6), Manish Narwal (gold in taking pictures blended 50 m pistol SH1).
Mithali grew to become the primary Indian ladies cricketer to be awarded the celebrated honour. India males’s soccer group captain Sunil Chhetri grew to become the primary footballer to be bestowed the award.
Olympic champion @Neeraj_chopra1 receiving the nation’s highest sporting honour, Main Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna from the President Shri Ram Nath Kovind, on the @rashtrapatibhvn right this moment. #CraftingVictories #NationalSportsAwards2021pic.twitter.com/p9lw0777rs
— Encourage Institute of Sport (@IIS_Vijayanagar) November 13, 2021
Main run-getter in ladies’s worldwide cricket
First girl to attain 7000 ODI runsA proud second for @M_Raj03 as she turns into the primary girl cricketer to be conferred with the Main Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award by the President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind. pic.twitter.com/zyFyYiv790
— BCCI (@BCCI) November 14, 2021
India Males’s Senior Nationwide Crew captain Sunil Chhetri ( @Chetrisunil11 ) receives Main Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2021 from President Ram Nath Kovind at Rashtrapati Bhawan.#NationalSportsAwards2021 pic.twitter.com/kFTXTcyrjj
— DD Information (@DDNewslive) November 13, 2021
Shooter Avani Lekhara (@AvaniLekhara ) who gained India’s first gold medal in taking pictures on the Tokyo Paralympics receives Main Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award from President Ram Nath Kovind#NationalSportsAwards2021 pic.twitter.com/zPYY4gP5xQ
— DD Information (@DDNewslive) November 13, 2021
Para-badminton participant and Paralympics Gold Medalist Pramod Bhagat ( @PramodBhagat83 ) receives Main Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award from President Ram Nath Kovind#NationalSportsAwards2021 pic.twitter.com/6qlvZJESo0
— DD Information (@DDNewslive) November 13, 2021
President Ram Nath Kovind presents Main Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2021 to Boxer Lovlina Borgohain (@LovlinaBorgohai ) . She gained bronze medal at #2020TokyoOlympics#NationalSportsAwards2021 pic.twitter.com/OwZ2VsTinF
— DD Information (@DDNewslive) November 13, 2021
Paralympian and javelin thrower Sumit Antil ( @sumit_javelin ) receives Main Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award from President Ram Nath Kovind. He gained a gold medal in males’s javelin throw F64 class on the 2020 Summer season Paralympics in Tokyo. #NationalSportsAwards2021 pic.twitter.com/aAjuQn1mTj
— DD Information (@DDNewslive) November 13, 2021
President Ram Nath Kovind presents Main Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2021 to Para Pistol Shooter #ManishNarwal for his achievements within the Para Taking pictures.#NationalSportsAwards pic.twitter.com/vp6qi4QySP
— DD Information (@DDNewslive) November 13, 2021
WATCH VIDEO: President Ram Nath Kovind presents Main Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2021 to wrestler Ravi Kumar Dahiya (@ravidahiya60 ) pic.twitter.com/gYPb4JVWE7
— DD Information (@DDNewslive) November 13, 2021
Hockey goalkeeper Sreejesh P R (@16Sreejesh) receives Main Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award from President Ram Nath Kovind#NationalSportsAwards2021 pic.twitter.com/zwcUM1jb5y
— DD Information (@DDNewslive) November 13, 2021
Captain of the Indian Males’s Subject Hockey Crew Manpreet Singh ( @manpreetpawar07 ) receives Main Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award from President Ram Nath Kovind. #NationalSportsAwards2021 pic.twitter.com/hVIxQGJp3P
— DD Information (@DDNewslive) November 13, 2021
A complete of 35 athletes have been additionally bestowed with the Arjuna Award on the day.
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