New Delhi [India], January 17 (ANI): Double Olympic medalist Manu Bhaker, World Chess Champion Gukesh Dommaraju, Indian males’s hockey crew captain Harmanpreet Singh and Para Athlete Praveen Kumar have been awarded the celebrated Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award by the President of India, Draupadi Murmu on the Rashtrapati Bhawan on Friday.
Earlier on January 2, the Ministry of Youth AffairsSports launched an announcement and introduced the names of recipients of the celebrated National Sports Awards 2024.
On Friday, the National Sports Awards 2025 occurred on the Rashtrapati Bhawan the place the President of India awarded all of the recipients of the Khel Ratna, Arjuna Award, and Dronacharya Award.
Manu Bhaker opened India’s medal tally within the Olympics after she secured third place within the girls’s particular person 10m air pistol occasion, changing into the first-ever lady shooter to win an Olympic medal for India. Following that, Sarabjot Singh and Bhaker gained the bronze medal within the 10m air pistol (blended crew) occasion, which was India’s first-ever capturing crew medal.
Meanwhile, Gukesh’s success story was one of many main highlights of Indian sports activities in 2024. He made historical past in December by defeating China’s Ding Liren within the decisive 14th sport of the FIDE World Championship match in Singapore. The championship, tied at 6.5-6.5 heading into the ultimate sport, noticed a stellar efficiency from Gukesh, who secured a 7.5-6.5 victory, changing into the youngest world champion ever at 18. He additionally turned India’s second world chess champion after Viswanathan Anand.
Para Athlete, Praveen Kumar gained a Gold within the Men’s High Jump T64 on the Paralympics 2024.
Harmanpreet Singh had been a part of the Tokyo Olympics the place India had gained the Hockey bronze. He has additionally been nominated for FIH Player of the Year. Under his management, the India crew gained a bronze medal within the Paris OlympicsIndian males’s hockey gamers Jarmanpreet Singh, Sanjay, Abhishek, Sukhjeet Singh and ladies’s hockey crew captain Salima Tete have been awarded Arjuna Awards for excellent efficiency in Sports and Games 2024.
Indian chess grandmaster Vantika Agrawal and athlete Jyothi Yarraji have additionally been conferred with Arjuna Awards.
Para athletes Preeti Pal, Jeevanji Deepthi, Ajeet Singh, Sachin Sarjerao Khilari, Dharambir, Pranav Soorma, Hokato Sema, Simran, and Navdeep can even obtain Arjuna Awards.
Olympic medalists Swapnil Suresh Kusale and Sarabjot Singh and Para-Olympic shooters Mona Agarwal and Rubina Francis have additionally been awarded with Arjuna Awards.
Former Dempo FC and East Bengal head coach Armando Agnelo Colaco was additionally awarded with Dronacharya Award within the lifetime class. (ANI)