Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award

NEW DELHI: Table tennis legend Achanta Sharath Kamal was on Wednesday bestowed with the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna, the country’s highest sporting honour, by President Droupadi Murmu at the National Sports Awards ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here on Wednesday.

While Sharath is the lone Khel Ratna award recipient, 25 sportspersons, including shuttlers Lakshya Sen, HS Prannoy, woman boxer Nikhat Zareen, track and field athletes Eldhose Paul and Avinash Sable, were conferred with the Arjuna Award, PTI reports.

Oct 28, 2021 08:10
NEW DELHI: The national sports awards committee on Wednesday recommended 11 athletes for the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award - India's highest sporting honour.