Renaming Khel Ratna Award after Dhyan Chand not people’s wish but political move, says Shiv Sena

The party noted that a cricket stadium in Ahmedabad was named after Narendra Modi, and asked what the prime minister’s achievements in the game are.

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· Aug 09, 2021 · 04:32 pm

Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna renamed after Dhyan Chand – but there’s already an award in athlete’s honour

The Dhyan Chand Award for Life-time Achievement in Sports and Games was introduced in 2016.

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· Aug 07, 2021 · 03:54 pm

Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna renamed after Dhyan Chand – but there’s already an award in athlete’s honour

The Dhyan Chand Award for Life-time Achievement in Sports and Games was introduced in 2016.

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· Aug 07, 2021 · 11:35 am

Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award renamed after hockey legend Dhyan Chand

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he had been receiving requests from people across the country to rename the award.

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· Aug 06, 2021 · 04:27 pm

Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award renamed after hockey legend Dhyan Chand

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he had been receiving requests from people across the country to rename the award.

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· Aug 06, 2021 · 04:00 pm

Watch: Paralympic silver medallist Deepa Malik receives historic Khel Ratna award

Malik became only the second para athlete after double Paralympic gold-medallist javelin thrower Devendra Jhajharia to win the award.

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· Aug 29, 2019 · 08:02 pm

Former Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger wins Laureus Lifetime Achievement award

During the ceremony, the Frenchman received a glowing tribute from old rival Jose Mourinho.

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· Feb 19, 2019 · 03:45 pm

Novak Djokovic and Simone Biles win top honours at Laureus Sports awards

Djokovic won the sportsman of the year while Biles won the sportswoman of the year award.

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· Feb 19, 2019 · 09:31 am

Know Your Arjuna Awardee: India’s top heavyweight wrestler Sumit is aiming for bigger challenges

The 25-year-old missed out on Rio Olympic berth due to injury and bad luck but is now focused on winning a medal in the world championship in Budapest

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· Sep 25, 2018 · 12:51 pm

National compound archery coach Jiwanjot Singh Teja resigns following Dronacharya Award snub

Sports Ministry removed Teja’s name from the awardees’ list as he had faced suspension over an incident at the 2015 World Universiade in Korea.

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· Sep 22, 2018 · 10:13 am

‘I want seven children and seven Ballons d’Or,’ says Cristiano Ronaldo

The Portuguese is the overwhelming favourite to collect the award for the fifth time, after a year in which he led Real Madrid to titles in Spain and Europe.

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· Nov 17, 2017 · 07:32 pm

PV Sindhu nominated for prestigious Padma Bhushan award by Sports Ministry

The 22-year-old has been simply unstoppable since her silver medal at the Rio Olympics last year.

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· Sep 25, 2017 · 12:34 pm