First Sportspersons to be awarded Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award
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Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award is the highest sporting honour for sportspersons of India. It was instituted in 1991-92 and was known as Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award. The award was renamed in 2021. It is awarded annually by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India. The award comprises of a medallion, a certificate and cash prize.
As of 2023, sportspersons from the Shooting discipline have received 8 Khel Ratna awards which is the highest among all disciplines. This is followed by Freestyle Wrestling in which 6 sportspersons have been given the award.
In 2021, 12 Khel Ratna Awards were given to sportspersons of various disciplines, which is the highest for any particular year.
# Sport Sportsperson Year 1. First person and first Chess player to be awarded Viswanathan Anand 1991-92 2. First Billiards player to be awarded Geet Sethi 1992-93 3. First Yachting sportsperson to be awarded Homi Motivala and Pushpendra Kumar Garg 1993-94 4. First Weightlifter and also first Woman to be awarded Karnam Malleswari 1994-95 5. First Tennis player to be awarded Leander Paes 1996-97 6. First Cricket player to be awarded Sachin Tendulkar 1997-98 7. First Athlete and also first Woman Athlete to be awarded Jyotirmoyee Sikdar 1998-99 8. First Hockey player to be awarded Dhanraj Pillay 1999-2000 9. First Badminton player to be awarded Pullela Gopichand 2000-01 10. First Shooting sportsperson to be awarded Abhinav Bindra 2001 11. First Shooting sportswoman to be awarded Anjali Bhagwat 2002 12. First Boxing sportsperson to be awarded Mary Kom 2009 13. First Wrestler to be awarded Sushil Kumar 2009 14. First Gymnast to be awarded Dipa Karmakar 2016 15. First Woman Wrestler to be awarded Sakshi Malik 2016 16. First Para-athlete to be awarded Devendra Jhajharia 2017 17. First Table Tennis player to be awarded Manika Batra 2020
Also see Sports Awards by Govt of India
www.leadthecompetition.in
Select the Correct Answer
1. The first woman to win the Khel Ratna Award was -
2. The first tennis player to be awarded the Khel Ratna Award was -
3. The first athlete to be given the Khel Ratna Award was -
4. Who was the first para-athlete to be awarded the Khel Ratna Award?
5. The award was first given for which year?
6. In which year were the most number of Khel Ratna Awards given?
7. 2022 winner of Khel Ratna Award, Sharath Kamal is associated with -
First Winner of Khel Ratna Award
Vishwanathan Anand
Paweł Grochowalski, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
First Woman Winner of Khel Ratna Award
Karnam Malleshwari
ANNA TV TELUGU NEWS, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
First Tennis Player to win Khel Ratna Award
Leander Paes
si.robi, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
First Shooter to win Khel Ratna Award
Abhinav Bindra
British High Commission, India, OGL v1.0OGL v1.0, via Wikimedia Commons
First Badminton Player to win Khel Ratna Award
Pullela Gopichand
Prime Minister's Office (GODL-India), GODL-India, via Wikimedia Commons
First Cricketer to win Khel Ratna Award
Sachin Tendulkar
Bollywood Hungama, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award is the highest sporting honour for sportspersons of India. It was instituted in 1991-92 and was known as Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award. The award was renamed in 2021. It is awarded annually by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India. The award comprises of a medallion, a certificate and cash prize.
As of 2023, sportspersons from the Shooting discipline have received 8 Khel Ratna awards which is the highest among all disciplines. This is followed by Freestyle Wrestling in which 6 sportspersons have been given the award.
In 2021, 12 Khel Ratna Awards were given to sportspersons of various disciplines, which is the highest for any particular year.
| # | Sport | Sportsperson | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | First person and first Chess player to be awarded | Viswanathan Anand | 1991-92 |
| 2. | First Billiards player to be awarded | Geet Sethi | 1992-93 |
| 3. | First Yachting sportsperson to be awarded | Homi Motivala and Pushpendra Kumar Garg | 1993-94 |
| 4. | First Weightlifter and also first Woman to be awarded | Karnam Malleswari | 1994-95 |
| 5. | First Tennis player to be awarded | Leander Paes | 1996-97 |
| 6. | First Cricket player to be awarded | Sachin Tendulkar | 1997-98 |
| 7. | First Athlete and also first Woman Athlete to be awarded | Jyotirmoyee Sikdar | 1998-99 |
| 8. | First Hockey player to be awarded | Dhanraj Pillay | 1999-2000 |
| 9. | First Badminton player to be awarded | Pullela Gopichand | 2000-01 |
| 10. | First Shooting sportsperson to be awarded | Abhinav Bindra | 2001 |
| 11. | First Shooting sportswoman to be awarded | Anjali Bhagwat | 2002 |
| 12. | First Boxing sportsperson to be awarded | Mary Kom | 2009 |
| 13. | First Wrestler to be awarded | Sushil Kumar | 2009 |
| 14. | First Gymnast to be awarded | Dipa Karmakar | 2016 |
| 15. | First Woman Wrestler to be awarded | Sakshi Malik | 2016 |
| 16. | First Para-athlete to be awarded | Devendra Jhajharia | 2017 |
| 17. | First Table Tennis player to be awarded | Manika Batra | 2020 |
Also see Sports Awards by Govt of India
www.leadthecompetition.in
Select the Correct Answer
1. The first woman to win the Khel Ratna Award was -
2. The first tennis player to be awarded the Khel Ratna Award was -
3. The first athlete to be given the Khel Ratna Award was -
4. Who was the first para-athlete to be awarded the Khel Ratna Award?
5. The award was first given for which year?
6. In which year were the most number of Khel Ratna Awards given?
7. 2022 winner of Khel Ratna Award, Sharath Kamal is associated with -
First Winner of Khel Ratna Award
Vishwanathan Anand
Paweł Grochowalski, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
First Woman Winner of Khel Ratna Award
Karnam Malleshwari
ANNA TV TELUGU NEWS, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
First Tennis Player to win Khel Ratna Award
Leander Paes
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si.robi, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
First Shooter to win Khel Ratna Award
Abhinav Bindra
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British High Commission, India, OGL v1.0OGL v1.0, via Wikimedia Commons
First Badminton Player to win Khel Ratna Award
Pullela Gopichand
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Prime Minister's Office (GODL-India), GODL-India, via Wikimedia Commons
First Cricketer to win Khel Ratna Award
Sachin Tendulkar
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Bollywood Hungama, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons