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Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award

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“Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award in Sports and Games” is the highest sporting civilian honor of the Republic of India, bestowed to sportspersons or teams for their dynamic performance in sports disciplines that are included in International competitions. The award instituted in 1991,was named on Mr. Rajiv Gandhi,  former Prime Minister of India.

The accolade is awarded annually to encourage sportspersons for further successes. A twelve member selection committee constituted by the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports decides the winners in each discipline. The honor comprises a medal, a certificate, and cash prize.

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# Year Winner Sport
1. 2020 Rohit Sharma Cricket
2. 2020 Mariyappan Thangavelu Para Athletics
3. 2020 Manika Batra Table Tennis
4. 2020 Vinesh Phogat Wrestling
5. 2020 Rani Rampal Field Hockey
6. 2019 Deepa Malik Para Athletics
7. 2019 Bajrang Punia Wrestling
8. 2018 Saikhom Mirabai Chanu Weightlifting
9. 2018 Virat Kohli Cricket
10. 2017 Sardara Singh Field Hockey
11. 2017 Devendra Jhajharia Para Athletics
12. 2016 Sakshi Malik Wrestling
13. 2016 Jitu Rai Shooting
14. 2016 Dipa Karmakar Gymnastics
15. 2016 P. V. Sindhu Badminton
16. 2015 Sania Mirza Tennis
17. 2013 Ronjan Sodhi Shooting
18. 2012 Yogeshwar Dutt Wrestling
19. 2012 Vijay Kumar Shooting
20. 2011 Gagan Narang Shooting
21. 2010 Saina Nehwal Badminton
22. 2009 Sushil Kumar Wrestling
23. 2009 Vijender Singh Boxing
24. 2009 Mary Kom Boxing
25. 2007 M. S. Dhoni Cricket
26. 2006 Manavjit Singh Sandhu Shooting
27. 2005 Pankaj Advani Billiards
28. 2004 Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore Shooting
29. 2003 Anju Bobby George Athletics
30. 2002 K.M. Beenamol Athletics
31. 2002 Anjali Bhagwat Shooting
32. 2001 Abhinav Bindra Shooting
33. 2000 Pullela Gopichand Badminton
Updated On : 24 Feb, 2021
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