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  Bhagat receives Khel Ratna; Lakra, Rohidas take Arjuna
13 Nov 2021
 

Odisha Paralympic badminton champion Pramod Bhagat received the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award, while Olympic hockey bronze medalists Birendra Lakra and Amrit Rohidas took the Arjuna Award today. The National Sports Awards 2021 were presented by President Ram Nath Kovind in a special function at the Durbar Hall of the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi.

The event became an in-person affair this time after going online the previous year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Union Sports minister Anurag Thakur was present at the ceremony along with a host of other dignitaries, including his predecessor Kiren Rijiju.
 

Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award was given to 12 sportspersons including Neeraj Chopra (Athletics), Ravi Kumar (Wrestling), Lovlina Borgohain (Boxing), Sreejesh PR (Hockey), Avani Lekhara (Para Shooting), Sumit Antil (Para-Athletics), Krishna Nagar (Para Badminton), Manish Narwal (Para Shooting), Mithali Raj (Cricket), Sunil Chhetri (Football), and Manpreet Singh (Hockey).

All the players of the Indian men hockey team which won the historic bronze medal in Tokyo 2020 Olympics were conferred with the Arjuna Award with the exceptions of PR Sreejesh and Manpreet Singh.

Other athletes who received Arjuna Award were: Arpinder Singh, Simranjit Kaur, Shikhar Dhawan, Bhavani Devi, Monika, Vandana Katariya, Sandeep Narwal, Hiimani Uttam Parab, Abhishek Verma, Ankita Raina, Deepak Punia, Dilpreet Singh, Harman Preet Singh, Rupinder Pal Singh, Surender Kumar, Sumit, Nilakanta Sharma, Hardik Singh, Vivek Sagar Prasad, Gurjant Singh, Mandeep Singh, Shamsher Singh, Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, Varun Kumar, Simranjeet Singh, Yogesh Kathuniya, Nishad Kumar, Praveen Kumar, Suhash Yathiraj, Singhraj Adhana, Bhavina Patel, Harvinder Singh and Sharad Kumar.

Dronacharya Award in the Life-Time Category went to TP Ouseph, Sarkar Talwar, Sarpal Singh, Ashan Kumar and Tapan Kumar Panigrahi. Dronacharya Award in regular category was awarded to Radhakrishnan Nair P, Sandhya Gurung, Pritam Siwach, Jai Prakash Nautiyal and Subramanian Raman.

Dhyan Chand Award for Lifetime achievement went to Lekha KC, Abhijeet Kunte, Davinder Singh Garcha, Vikas Kumar and Sajjan Singh. Punjab University (Chandigarh) will receive the Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy for 2021.
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TOP: President Ram Nath Kovind presenting the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2021 to Paralympic champion Pramod Bhagat at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on November 13, 2021.
RIGHT: Hockey Olympian Amit Rohidas receives the Arjuna Award from President Ram Nath Kovind at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on November 13, 2021.
 
   
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