Khel Ratna Award and Arjuna Award: The President of India honored four Indian athletes, including Manu Bhaker, who won two medals in shooting for India at the Paris Olympics 2024, and D Gukesh, the youngest world chess player, with the prestigious Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award. Champion. Apart from this, President Draupadi Murmu also gave Arjuna Award to 34 athletes at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Apart from this, men’s hockey team captain Harmanpreet Singh and para athlete Praveen Kumar were given this award.
Manu Bhaker and D Gukesh
Manu Bhaker won two bronze medals at Paris Olympics 2024. One of which was won in the singles women’s 10 meter air pistol event. While the second medal was won in the mixed 10 meter air pistol event. While de Gueckes won the title becoming the youngest World Chess Champion. Gukesh achieved a historic victory by defeating Chinese Grandmaster Ding Liren. Gukesh became world champion at the age of just 18.
Harmanpreet Singh and Praveen Kumar
Indian men’s hockey team captain Harmanpreet Singh was part of the Indian team that won the bronze medal at the Paris Olympics 2024. Apart from this, Harmanpreet was also a part of the team that won bronze in the Tokyo Olympics. On the other hand, high jumper Praveen Kumar won the gold medal at the 2024 Paris Paralympics. Apart from this, Praveen Kumar won the silver medal in Tokyo Paralympics. Here let us tell you that Praveen Kumar’s left leg was small since birth.
List of 34 players who have received Arjuna Award:
1. Jyoti Yaraji (athletics)
2. Annu Rani (Athletics)
3.Neetu (boxing)
4. Sweety (boxing)
5. Vantika Agarwal (chess)
6. Salima Tete (hockey)
7. Abhishek (hockey)
8. Sanjay (hockey)
9. Jarmanpreet Singh (hockey)
10. Sukhjit Singh (hockey)
11. Swapnil Suresh Kusale (Shooting)
12. Sarabjot Singh (Shooting)
13. Abhay Singh (squash)
14. Sajan Prakash (swimming)
15. Aman (wrestling)
16. Rakesh Kumar (Para Archery)
17. Preeti Pal (Para Athletics)
18. Jeevanji Deepti (Para Athletics)
19. Ajit Singh (Para Athletics)
20. Sachin Sargerao Khilari (Para Athletics)
21. Dharambir (para athletics)
22. Pranav Surma (Para Athletics)
23. H Hokato Sema (Para Athletics)
24. Simran ji (para athletics)
25. Navdeep (Para Athletics)
26. Nitesh Kumar (Para Badminton)
27. Tulsimathi Murugesan (Para Badminton)
28. Nitya Sri Sumati Sivan (Para Badminton)
29. Manisha Ramdas (Para Badminton)
30. Kapil Parmar (Para Judo)
31. Mona Agarwal (Para Shooting)
32. Rubina Francis (Para Shooting)
Arjuna Award for Excellence in Sports (Lifetime)
1. Sucha Singh (athletics)
2. Murlikant Rajaram Petkar (Para Swimming)
