Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli and world champion weightlifter Mirabai Chanu received the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna from President Ram Nath Kovind at Rashtrapati Bhawan today.
Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra is among the 20 sportspersons who received the Arjuna Award. The Dronacharya and Dhyan Chand Awards were also presented to the sportstpersons on Tuesday.
The Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award is given for the 'spectacular and most outstanding performance in the field of sports by a sportsperson over a period of four years'. The winners will receive a medal, a citation and a cash prize of Rs. 7 lakh. Arjuna, Dronacharya and Dhyan Chand Awardees will receive statuettes, certificates and a cash prize of Rs. 5 lakh each.
Here's the full list of award winners:
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna 2018
- S. Mirabai Chanu - Weightlifting
- Virat Kohli - Cricket
Arjuna Awards 2018
- Neeraj Chopra - Athletics
- Jinson Johnson - Athletics
- Hima Das - Athletics
- N. Sikki Reddy - Badminton
- Satish Kumar - Boxing
- Smriti Mandhana - Cricket
- Shubhankar Sharma - Golf
- Manpreet Singh - Hockey
- Savita - Hockey
- Col. Ravi Rathore - Polo
- Rahi Sarnobat - Shooting
- Ankur Mittal - Shooting
- Shreyasi Singh - Shooting
- Manika Batra - Table Tennis
- G. Sathiyan - Table Tennis
- Rohan Bopanna - Tennis
- Sumit - Wrestling
- Pooja Kadian - Wushu
- Ankur Dhama - Para-Athletics
- Manoj Sarkar - Para-Badminton
Dronacharya Awards 2018
- C.A. Kuttappa - Boxing
- Vijay Sharma - Weightlifting
- A. Srinivasa Rao - Table Tennis
- Sukhdev Singh Pannu - Athletics
- Clarence Lobo - Hockey (Lifetime Achievement)
- Tarak Sinha - Cricket (Lifetime)
- Jiwan Kumar Sharma - Judo (Lifetime)
- V.R. Beedu - Athletics (Lifetime)
Dhyan Chand Award 2018
- Satyadev Prasad - Archery
- Bharat Kumar Chetri - Hockey
- Bobby Aloysius - Athletics
- Chougale Dadu Dattatray - Wrestling
Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar 2018
1. Identification and Nurturing of Budding & Young Talent
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited
2. Encouragement to Sports through Corporate Social Responsibility
- JSW Sports
3. Sports for Development
- Isha Outreach
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy 2017-18:
- Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar
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