Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna ( Hindi राजीव गांधी खेल रत्न , literally “ Rajiv Gandhi ’s sporting gem”) is India’s highest sports award. It is a prize awarded for the most outstanding sporting achievements over the past year. The prize was established in 1991-1992 and was first awarded in 1992.
| Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna | |
|---|---|
| गांधी खेल रत्न | |
| A country |  India |
| Type of | premium |
| To whom is handed | to athletes |
| Who is awarded by | government of india |
| Foundations | for the most outstanding sporting achievements during the year |
| Status | handed over |
| Statistics | |
| Establishment Date | 1991 |
| First award | 1992 |
| Last award | 2018 |
| Number of awards | 36 |
| Sequence | |
| Senior award | highest award |
| Junior reward | Arjuna |
| Site | yas.nic.in/ |
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Description
The Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award was established in 1991 as India’s highest sports award, awarded to the country's best athlete in the past year (the previously established “ Arjun Award ” is awarded to the best athletes in individual sports). The award is named after the late Prime Minister of India Rajiv Gandhi .
Laureate Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna receives a sum of 750 thousand rupees , exempted from taxes. The cash prize is accompanied by the presentation of a medal and a diploma [1] .
Service Order
The Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Prize is awarded for the most outstanding sporting achievements during the past year at the level of the Olympic Games , the Asian Games , the Commonwealth Games , championships and world cups and competitions of a similar level of representation. The prize is awarded by a special commission appointed by the government of India. The commission consists of 13 people: ten athletes and three sports administrators, including the Director General of the Ministry of Sports of India. At the same time, with the exception of representatives of official departments, you can become a member of the commission again not earlier than in two years. Candidates for the award have the right to nominate all the national sports federations of India (from one to three nominees in each sport), the general director of the Ministry of Sports of India (up to three candidates) and laureates of previous years (one candidate).
The award is awarded only to individual athletes, but not to teams, even if the winner has achieved success in the team sport. Only one prize per year; an exception can be made for such extraordinary occasions as winning an Olympic medal. An athlete may be awarded the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Prize only once in a career [1] .
Laureates
Laureates of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Rathma
The winners of the award include world chess champion Viswanathan Anand , Olympic champion in shooting Abkhinav Bindra , multiple world boxing champion Mary Kom , world champion in billiards and snooker Pankaj Advani and leaders of national teams in field hockey and cricket. Many of the winners received an award even before they achieved their best results.
| Year | Laureate | Kind of sport |
|---|---|---|
| 1991-92 | Viswanathan Anand | Chess |
| 1992-93 | Git Sethi | Billiards |
| 1993-94 [Note. one] | Homi Motiva Pushpendra Kumar Garg [2] | Sailing |
| 1994-95 | Karnam Malleswari | Weightlifting |
| 1995-96 | Kunjarani Devi | Weightlifting |
| 1996-97 | Leander Paez | Tennis |
| 1997-98 | Sachin Tendulkar | Cricket |
| 1998-99 | Jothirmayi Sikdar | Athletics |
| 1999-00 | Dhanraj Pillai | Field hockey |
| 2000-01 | Pullela Gopichand | Badminton |
| 2001 | Abhinav Bindra | Bullet shooting |
| 2002 [Note. 2] | Anjali bhagwat K.M. Binamol | Bullet shooting Athletics |
| 2003 | Anju bobby george | Athletics |
| 2004 | Rajyavardhan Singh Rathor | Trap shooting |
| 2005 | Pankaj Advani | Billiards, snooker |
| 2006 | Manavgit Singh Sandhu | Trap shooting |
| 2007 | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | Cricket |
| 2008 | Not awarded | |
| 2009 [Note 2] | Mary com Vijender Singh Sushil Kumar | Boxing (g) Boxing (m) Freestyle wrestling |
| 2010 | Saina Nehval [3] | Badminton |
| 2011 | Gagan Narang [4] | Bullet shooting |
| 2012 | Vijay Kumar Yogeshwar Dutt | Bullet shooting Freestyle wrestling |
| 2013 | Ronzhan Sodhi | Bullet shooting |
| 2014 | Not awarded [5] | |
| 2015 | Sanya Mirza | Tennis |
| 2016 [Approx. 2] | P.V. Sindhu Deepa Karmakar Jitu rai Sakshi Malik | Badminton Gymnastics Shooting Wrestling |
| 2017 [Approx. 2] | Devendra Jhajahriya Sardar singh | Paralympic athletics Field hockey |
| 2018 [Approx. 2] | Saykhom Mirabai Chanu Virat Kohli | Weightlifting Cricket |
- ↑ Two laureates make up a team
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 Reward divided
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Statutes of the Prize Archival copy of September 3, 2013 on the Wayback Machine (eng.)
- ↑ List of laureates Archival copy of November 4, 2011 on the Wayback Machine on the website of the Ministry of Youth and Sports of India (English)
- ↑ Saina Nehwal to get Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award (Eng.) , The Times of India (30 July 2010). The appeal date is August 31, 2011.
- ↑ Gagan Narang conferred by Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award by President (Eng.) , The Times of India (29 August 2011). The appeal date is August 31, 2011.
- ↑ Sania Mirza conferred with Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award . Indian Express (August 29, 2015). The appeal date is March 7, 2016.
Links
- Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Prize on the website of the Ministry of Youth and Sports of India (eng.)
- Charter Prize (Eng.)
- List of laureates on the website of the National Olympic Committee of India (English)