Double Olympic medalist on the Paris Olympics 2024 Manu Bhaker and world chess champion D Gukesh will likely be honoured with the Main Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna award which is the very best sporting honour within the nation on January 17.
Along with Bhaker and Gukesh, Indian males’s hockey captain Harmanpreet Singh and para-athlete Praveen Kumar are the opposite two names nominated for the award.
“The awardees will obtain their awards from the President of India at a specifically organised perform at Rashtrapati Bhavan on seventeenth January, 2025 (Friday) at 1100 hours,” the sports activities ministry stated in a press launch
“Primarily based on the suggestions of the Committee and after due scrutiny, Authorities has determined to confer awards upon the next sportspersons, coaches, college and entity,” the ministry assertion additional added.
The 22-year-old Bhaker turned impartial India’s first athlete to win two medals in a single version of the Olympics together with her bronze-winning present within the 10m air pistol particular person and 10m air pistol blended group occasions in August.
In the identical Video games, Hamranpreet led the Indian hockey group to its second consecutive bronze medal.
The 18-year-old Gukesh, alternatively, turned the youngest ever World champion whereas additionally serving to the Indian group win a historic gold within the Chess Olympiad final yr.
The fourth recipient will likely be para high-jumper Praveen, who was topped the T64 champion within the Paris Paralympics. The T64 classification is for athletes who’ve one or each legs lacking beneath the knee and depend on a prosthetic leg for operating.
(With company inputs)
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