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Manu Bhaker, D Gukesh, Harmanpreet Singh and Praveen Kumar will be honoured with the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award.
Khel Ratna for Manu Bhaker and D Gukesh (PTI)
Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports announced the National Sports Awards 2024 on Thursday. The likes of Manu Bhaker, D Gukesh, Harmanpreet Singh and Praveen Kumar will be honoured with the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award.
The 22-year-old Bhaker became independent India’s first athlete to win two medals in a single edition of the Olympics with her bronze-winning show in the 10m air pistol individual and 10m air pistol mixed team events in August.
In the same Games, Hamranpreet led the Indian hockey team to its second consecutive bronze medal.
The 18-year-old Gukesh, on the other hand, became the youngest ever World champion while also helping the Indian team win a historic gold in the Chess Olympiad last year.
The fourth recipient will be para high-jumper Praveen, who was crowned the T64 champion in the Paris Paralympics.
The T64 classification is for athletes who have one or both legs missing below the knee and rely on a prosthetic leg for running.
The awardees will receive their awards from the President of India at a specially organized function at Rashtrapati Bhavan on 17th January 2025 (Friday) at 11AM.
Based on the recommendations of the Committee and after due scrutiny, Government has decided to confer awards upon the following sportspersons, coaches, university and entity:
| Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2024 | ||
| S. No. | Name of the Sportsperson | Discipline |
| 1 | Shri Gukesh D | Chess |
| 2 | Shri Harmanpreet Singh | Hockey |
| 3 | Shri Praveen Kumar | Para-Athletics |
| 4 | Ms Manu Bhaker | Shooting |
Sports ministry names 32 athletes, including 17 para-athletes, for Arjuna awards.
| Arjuna Awards for Outstanding Performance in Sports and Games 2024 | ||
| Sl No | Name Of Sportsperson | Discipline |
| 1 | Ms. Jyothi Yarraji | Athletics |
| 2 | Ms. Annu Rani | Athletics |
| 3 | Ms. Nitu | Boxing |
| 4 | Ms. Saweety | Boxing |
| 5 | Ms. Vantika Agrawal | Chess |
| 6 | Ms. Salima Tete | Hockey |
| 7 | Shri Abhishek | Hockey |
| 8 | Shri Sanjay | Hockey |
| 9 | Shri Jarmanpreet Singh | Hockey |
| 10 | Shri Sukhjeet Singh | Hockey |
| 11 | Shri Rakesh Kumar | Para-Archery |
| 12 | Ms. Preeti Pal | Para-Athletics |
| 13 | Ms. Jeevanji Deepthi | Para-Athletics |
| 14 | Shri Ajeet Singh | Para-Athletics |
| 15 | Shri Sachin Sarjerao Khilari | Para-Athletics |
| 16 | Shri Dharambir | Para-Athletics |
| 17 | Shri Pranav Soorma | Para-Athletics |
| 18 | Shri H Hokato Sema | Para-Athletics |
| 19 | Ms. Simran | Para-Athletics |
| 20 | Shri Navdeep | Para-Athletics |
| 21 | Shri Nitesh Kumar | Para-Badminton |
| 22 | Ms. Thulasimathi Murugesan | Para-Badminton |
| 23 | Ms. Nithya Sre Sumathy Sivan | Para-Badminton |
| 24 | Ms. Manisha Ramadass | Para-Badminton |
| 25 | Shri Kapil Parmar | Para-Judo |
| 26 | Ms. Mona Agarwal | Para-Shooting |
| 27 | Ms. Rubina Francis | Para-Shooting |
| 28 | Shri Swapnil Suresh Kusale | Shooting |
| 29 | Shri Sarabjot Singh | Shooting |
| 30 | Shri Abhay Singh | Squash |
| 31 | Shri Sajan Prakash | Swimming |
| 32 | Shri Aman | Wrestling |
| Arjuna Awards (Lifetime) For Outstanding Performance in Sports and Games 2024 | ||
| Sl No | Name Of Sportsperson | Discipline |
| 1. | Shri Sucha Singh | Athletics |
| 2. | Shri Murlikant Rajaram Petkar | Para-Swimming |
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