Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports on Thursday (January 2) announced Khel Ratna Award for Hockey team Captain Harmanpreet Singh, Olympic double medalist Manu Bhaker, Paralympic Gold medallist Praveen Kumar and Chess World Champion Gukesh D.
The prestigious Khel Ratna Awards will be presented to the recipients by the President of India on January 17, 2025, at Rashtrapati Bhavan. The ceremony is scheduled to take place at 11:00 AM.
The Ministry Sports also announced names of 32 athletes who have been selected for Arjuna Award. Among the 32, 17 are para-athletes. The list includes distinguished names from various sports:
Ms. Jyothi Yarraji – AthleticsMs. Annu Rani – AthleticsMs. Nitu – BoxingMs. Saweety – BoxingMs. Vantika Agrawal – ChessMs. Salima Tete – HockeyShri Abhishek – HockeyShri Sanjay – HockeyShri Jarmanpreet Singh – HockeyShri Sukhjeet Singh – HockeyShri Rakesh Kumar – Para-ArcheryMs. Preeti Pal – Para-AthleticsMs. Jeevanji Deepthi – Para-AthleticsShri Ajeet Singh – Para-AthleticsShri Sachin Sarjerao Khilari – Para-AthleticsShri Dharambir – Para-AthleticsShri Pranav Soorma – Para-AthleticsShri H Hokato Sema – Para-AthleticsMs. Simran – Para-AthleticsShri Navdeep – Para-AthleticsShri Nitesh Kumar – Para-BadmintonMs. Thulasimathi Murugesan – Para-BadmintonMs. Nithya Sre Sumathy Sivan – Para-BadmintonMs. Manisha Ramadass – Para-BadmintonShri Kapil Parmar – Para-JudoMs. Mona Agarwal – Para-ShootingMs. Rubina Francis – Para-ShootingShri Swapnil Suresh Kusale – ShootingShri Sarabjot Singh – ShootingShri Abhay Singh – SquashShri Sajan Prakash – SwimmingShri Aman – Wrestling
Two athletes were announced as recipients of lifetime Arjuna Award
Shri Sucha Singh - AthleticsShri Murlikant Rajaram Petkar - Para-Swimming
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Shri Subhash Rana – Para-Shooting (Regular)Ms. Deepali Deshpande – Shooting (Regular)Shri Sandeep Sangwan – Hockey (Regular)Shri S. Muralidharan – Badminton (Lifetime)Shri Armando Agnelo Colaco – Football (Lifetime)