The Live Nagpur
  • Nagpur City
  • Nagpur Education
  • Nagpur Sports
  • Business
  • Featured
  • Crime
  • Entertainment & Lifestyle
  • Health & Wellness
  • Nation
  • Politics
  • Trending
  • Vidarbha
  • Obituary

The Live Nagpur

  • Home
  • City
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Education
  • Entertainment
  • Sports
  • Health
  • Crime
  • Forest
  • Featured
  • Vidarbha
Uncategorized

Neeraj Chopra, Ravi Dahiya, Sunil Chhetri Among 11 Nominated for Khel Ratna Award

by TLN Team October 27, 2021October 27, 2021
written by TLN Team October 27, 2021October 27, 2021
Neeraj Chopra, Ravi Dahiya, Sunil Chhetri Among 11 Nominated for Khel Ratna Award

On Wednesday, Neeraj Chopra, a gold medallist at the Tokyo Olympics, and Ravi Dahiya, a silver medalist in wrestling, were among 11 athletes nominated for the Khel Ratna Award, the country’s highest sporting honour. The Khel Ratna Award was also given to boxer Lovlina Borgohain, Indian football team captain Sunil Chhetri, and Indian men’s hockey team goalkeeper P Sreejesh. Sunil Chhetri becomes the country’s first footballer to be nominated for the award.

Avani Lekhara, a para-shooter, was one of the five para-athletes nominated for the Khel Ratna award. Shikhar Dhawan, meanwhile, was one of 35 athletes nominated for the Arjuna Award.

following are those 11 Indian athletes nominated for the Khel Ratna Award:

  • Neeraj Chopra (Athletics)
  • Ravi Dahiya (Wrestling)
  • PR Sreejesh (Hockey)
  • Lovlina Borgohain (Boxing)
  • Sunil Chhetri (Football)
  • Mithali Raj (Cricket)
  • Pramod Bhagat (Badminton)
  • Sumit Antil (Javelin)
  • Avani Lekhara (Shooting)
  • Krishna Nagar (Badminton)
  • M Narwal (Shooting)

The committee also selected 35 athletes for the Arjuna Award, which is eight more than the previous year’s total. The Arjuna award has been given to cricketer Shikhar Dhawan, para TT player Bhavina Patel, para shuttler Suhas Yathiraj, and high jumper Nishad Kumar. The Arjuna award will also be given to members of the men’s hockey team, which won a record bronze medal in the Olympics.

Five athletes were chosen for the award last year, and four were chosen after the 2016 Rio Olympics. The national sports awards were postponed in order to examine the performance of para-athletes at the Tokyo Paralympics (August 24 to September 5).

0 comment
FacebookTwitterLinkedin
TLN Team

previous post
Mayor inspects place for CSIR Sickle Cell Research Centre
next post
Collector administers oath to employees against corruption

You may also like

DJ-model Ambika Nayak, aka, Kayan, flaunts her tattoed...

May 29, 2023

Chandrayaan-3 to be launched in July this year...

May 29, 2023

Despite rains, Nagpur records 41.9, Chandrapur and Gadchiroli...

May 27, 2023

Teakwood from Nagpur to embellish the new Parliament...

May 27, 2023

Rain lashes parts of Nagpur, bringing relief from...

May 27, 2023

NTPC Mouda Conducts Awareness Activities under Swachhata Pakhwada

May 26, 2023

Singer Deeksha Toor in a sensational avatar

May 26, 2023

IPL Final to be a grand start-studded event

May 26, 2023

12th Results – Vedant Pandey in Science, Chetna...

May 25, 2023

Married partners don’t regret having an affair, reveals...

May 25, 2023

Trending News

  • With 29% rise, Maharashtra attracts highest FDI

    June 7, 2023
  • Cricket fever on! Will rain spoilsport Ind vs Aus mega clash?

    June 7, 2023
  • Apple launches the thinnest MacBook Air with 18-hour battery life.

    June 6, 2023
  • Coromandel express accident: Train derailment in Odisha leaves over 200 dead, 900 injured

    June 3, 2023
  • Block spam calls using this step-by-step process

    June 2, 2023

Important Links

  • Politics
  • Crime
  • Business
  • Education
  • Entertainment
  • Sports

Available on Playstore & Coming Soon on Appstore

Sign-Up Form

Subscribe my Newsletter for new blog posts, tips & new photos. Let's stay updated!

Footer Logo
  • Nagpur City
  • Nagpur Education
  • Nagpur Sports
  • Business
  • Featured
  • Crime
  • Entertainment & Lifestyle
  • Health & Wellness
  • Nation
  • Politics
  • Trending
  • Vidarbha
  • Obituary
  • Privacy Policy
  • Cookie Policy
  • Terms Of Use
  • Advertise with Us

© 2020 - The Live Nagpur . All Rights Reserved.