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Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna
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Award Information
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Type
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Civilian
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Category
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Sports
(Individual / Team)
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Instituted
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1991
- 1992
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First
Awarded
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1991
- 1992
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Awarded
by
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Government
of India
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Cash
Award
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 750,000 |
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Description
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Highest
sports-honor in India.
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First
Awardee(s)
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Viswanathan
Anand
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Last
Awardee(s)
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Gagan
Narang
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Award Rank
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Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna → Arjuna Award
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The Rajiv
Gandhi Khel Ratna (RGKR) is India’s highest honour given for
achievement in sports. The words "Khel Ratna" literally mean
"Sports Gem" in Hindi. The award is named after the late Rajiv
Gandhi, former Prime Minister of India. It carries a medal, a scroll of honour
and a substantial cash component. Up to 2004-05, the cash component was Rs.
500,000/- (c.11,500 USD).The money has been increased from Rs500,000 to
Rs750,000.[1]
The
award was instituted in the year 1991-92 to supply the lack of a supreme
national accolade in the field of sports. Predating the RGKR are the Arjuna
awards that have always been given to outstanding sportspersons in each of many
sporting disciplines every year. The Khel Ratna was devised to be an
overarching honour, conferred for outstanding sporting performance, whether by
an individual or a team, across all sporting disciplines in a given year.
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Sr.No
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Year
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Name
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Sports
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01
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1991-92
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Viswanathan
Anand
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Chess
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02
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1992-93
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Geet
Sethi
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Billiards
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03
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1993-94
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Not
Conferred*
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-
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04
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1994-95
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Cdr.
Homi D. Motivala (Joint)
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Yachting (Team
Event)
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04
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1994-95
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Lt.
Cdr. P. K. Garg (Joint)
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Yachting (Team
Event)
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05
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1995-96
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Karnam
Malleswari
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Weightlifting
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06
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1996-97
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Nameirakpam
Kunjarani (Joint)
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Weightlifting
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06
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1996-97
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Leander
Paes (Joint)
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Tennis
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07
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1997-98
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Sachin
Tendulkar
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Cricket
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08
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1998-99
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Jyotirmoyee
Sikdar
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Athletics
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09
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1999–2000
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Dhanraj
Pillay
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Hockey
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10
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2000-01
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Pullela
Gopichand
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Badminton
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11
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2001-02
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Abhinav
Bindra
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Shooting
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12
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2002-03
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Anjali
Ved Pathak Bhagwat(Joint)
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Shooting
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12
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2002-03
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K.
M. Beenamol (Joint)
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Athletics
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13
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2003-04
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Anju
Bobby George
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Athletics
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14
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2004-05
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Lt.
Col Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
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Shooting
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15
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2005-06
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Pankaj
Advani
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Billiards and Snooker
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16
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2006-07
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Manavjit
Singh Sandhu
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Shooting
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17
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2007-08
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Mahendra
Singh Dhoni
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Cricket
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18
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2008-09
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Mary
Kom (Joint)
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Boxing
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18
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2008-09
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Vijender
Singh (Joint)
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Boxing
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18
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2008-09
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Sushil
Kumar (Joint)
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Wrestling
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19
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2009-10
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Saina
Nehwal
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Badminton
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20
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2010-11
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Gagan
Narang
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Shooting
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