Rajiv gandhi khel ratna award
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Major Dhyanchand Khel Ratna Award: List of all winners
The Khel Ratna Award, officially known as the Major Dhyanchand Khel Ratna Award (formerly the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award), is the highest sporting honour in India.
It is presented annually by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India, to recognize exceptional performances in sports.
Recipients of the Khel Ratna Award are selected by a committee formed by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, based on their “spectacular and most outstanding performance in sports over four years” at the international level.
As of 2020, the award includes a medallion, a certificate and a cash prize of ₹25 lakh.
Instituted in 1991–1992, the award was given for the performance by a sportsperson in a year. Based on the suggestions provided by the 2014 award selection committee, the Ministry revised the criteria in February 2015 to consider the performance over four years.
The nominations for a given year are accepted till