New Delhi [India], January 2 (ANI): Double Olympic medalist Manu Bhaker, World Chess Champion Gukesh Dommaraju, Indian males’s hockey workforce captain Harmanpreet Singh and Para Athlete Praveen Kumar have awarded the celebrated Khel Ratna, in accordance with a PIB from the Ministry of Youth AffairsSports.
The Ministry of Youth AffairsSports on Thursday introduced the National Sports Awards 2024.
Manu Bhaker opened India’s medal tally within the Olympics after she secured third place within the ladies’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 (combined workforce) occasion, which was India’s first-ever capturing workforce 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 recreation of the FIDE World Championship match in Singapore. The championship, tied at 6.5-6.5 heading into the ultimate recreation, 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.
Indian males’s hockey gamers Jarmanpreet Singh, Sanjay, Abhishek, Sukhjeet Singh and girls’s hockey workforce 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 will 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.
The awardees will obtain their awards from President Droupadi Murmu at a specifically organized perform at Rashtrapati Bhavan on January 17, 2025. (ANI)