Olympic medallist shooter Gagan Narang encourages athletes not to be disheartened by not receiving the Khel Ratna, but ...

Government's decision to include chess champion D Gukesh for the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna award for 2024 despite it falling outside the traditional assessment cycle has surprised many.

The Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna sporting awards list for the year has the world chess champion, D. Gukesh, as well as the double Olympic bronze medallist, Manu Bhaker, besides the hockey captain ...

The Khel Ratna is India's highest sporting honor. The sports ministry also announced Arjuna Awards for 32 athletes, including 17 para-athletes. Bhaker's inclusion in the recommended list assures ...

D Gukesh's inclusion in the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna awardees for 2024 has raised questions due to his achievement ...

The Sports Ministry announced on Thursday, January 2, that four athletes will receive the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award on January 17, including world chess champion D Gukesh and double ...

Photograph: Amr Alfiky/Reuters Double Olympic-medallist Manu Bhaker and chess world champion D Gukesh were among four winners of the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna award announced by the Sports ...

Chess world champion D Gukesh on Thursday (January 2, 2025) promised his "best moves on 64 square and outside" in future as well after being chosen for the prestigious 'Khel Ratna' award by the ...

The ceremony will be held at Rashtrapati Bhavan on January 17, 2025. Manu Bhaker and D Gukesh will be conferred with the Khel Ratna award.

Biggest achievement of life but plenty more to come: Harmanpreet on Khel Ratna award IMAGE: Harmanpreet Singh has also claimed the FIH Player of the Year award three times, including the year gone by.

The Khel Ratna Award, officially known as the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award, is India’s highest sporting honour. It was instituted in 1991–1992 to recognise outstanding performance in sports.