From Neeraj Chopra to Indian men's hockey team, national sports awardees gather at Rashtrapati Bhawan - See pics
As many as 12 Khel Ratna awards were received by athletes this year.
Zee Media Bureau
| Nov 13, 2021, 18:28 PM IST
National sports awards on Saturday (November 13) were given to Indian sports achievers for the year 2021. The names of the Major Dhyanchand Khel Ratna awardees are: Neeraj Chopra, Ravi Kumar Dahiya, boxer Lovlina Borgohain, Paralympic Games medallists Avani Lekhara, Pramod Bhagat, Krishna Nagar, Sumit Antil, Manish Narwal, Hockey team captain Manpreet Singh, goalkeeper PR Sreejesh, cricketer Mithali Raj and national football team skipper Sunil Chhetri.
Apart from them, there 39 other awards were given as well include the Arjuna award winners.
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Yogesh Kathuniya
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PR Sreejesh
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Mithali Raj
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Nishad Kumar
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Pramod Bhagat
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Neeraj, Sreejesh and Chhetri
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