Major Dhyanchand Khel Ratna Awardees 2021

A look at all the Khel Ratna Awardees for year 2021
Avani Lekhara
Avani Lekhara became the first Indian woman to win a Paralympics or Olympics gold at the 2020 Tokyo Games.
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Lovlina Borgohain
Lovlina became only the third Indian boxer to win an Olympic medal during the 2020 Tokyo Games.
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Mithali Raj
Mithali Raj holds the distinction of being the highest runscorer in Women's International cricket and is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time.
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Manish Narwal
Just 20-year-old, Manish Narwal clinched the gold medal in Mixed 50m Pistol SH1 at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics.
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Sumit Antil
Sumit Antil bagged the F64 Javelin gold with a world record throw of 68.55m at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics.
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Manpreet Singh
Manpreet Singh led the Indian hockey team to their first Olympic medal since the 1980 Games.
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PR Sreejesh
PR Sreejesh was a vital cog in the wheel in Indian hockey team's bronze medal-winning run in Tokyo.
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Ravi Dahiya
Ravi Dahiya clinched the silver medal in 57kg men's freestyle wrestling at the Tokyo Olympics.
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Pramod Bhagat
Pramod Bhagat won India's first-ever Paralympics gold in badminton during the Tokyo Games.
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Sunil Chhetri
Sunil Chhetri is the first footballer to have been honoured with the Khel Ratna.
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Neeraj Chopra
Neeraj Chopra brought an end to India's Olympic medal drought in athletics with a gold in Javelin Throw.
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