New Delhi [India], January 17 (ANI): After being felicitated with the prestigious Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award, Indian men's hockey team captain Harmanpreet Singh on Friday said that all the ...

Notably, 17 para-athletes were also honored, with Mandaviya praising them as the "pride of the country" who bring glory and brighten India's name internationallyOn Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna ...

Manu Bhaker 's name has not been excluded from the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award list and the final names for the National Sports Awards have not been finalised yet, Ministry of Youth Affairs ...

World chess champion D Gukesh and double Olympic medalist Manu Bhaker are among the four athletes honoured with the prestigious Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna awards by the Indian President Droupadi ...

Manu Bhaker finished third to secure a bronze medal in the final of the Women's Air Pistol event at the Paris Olympics, last year. Manu Bhaker became the first Indian woman and the fifth overall ...

The Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award is given for the spectacular and most outstanding performance in the field of sports by a sportsperson over the previous four years. Gukesh became the ...

The award-winners: Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award: D Gukesh (Chess), Harmanpreet Singh (Hockey), Praveen Kumar (Para-Athletics), Manu Bhaker (Shooting). Arjuna Awards: Jyothi Yarraji (Athletics), ...

Ace shooter Manu Bhaker, awarded the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna by President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhawan, achieved historic success at the Paris Olympics 2024 by winning two bronze ...

New Delhi: Double Olympic-medallist shooter Manu Bhaker and teenage chess world champion D Gukesh received a euphoric round of applause as they walked up to receive the prestigious Major Dhyan Chand ...

The 18-year-old became the youngest chess champion player after beating title-holder Ding Liren of China in the 14th and last game of a thrilling showdown in Singapore in the FIDE Chess Championship.

Indian star shooter Manu Bhaker and chess prodigy Gukesh D on Friday received their Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna award among two other athletes from Indian President Droupadi Murmu in New Delhi.

The 22-year-old Bhaker became independent India's first athlete to win two medals in a single edition of the Olympics. The shooter won the bronze medals in the 10m air pistol individual and 10m ...