THE JHARKHAND STORY DESK
New Delhi, Jan 17: At the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Friday, President Droupadi Murmu felicitated sportspersons for their remarkable achievements.
Double Olympic medalist Manu Bhaker, World Chess Champion Gukesh Dommaraju, Indian men’s hockey captain Harmanpreet Singh, and para-athlete Praveen Kumar were honoured with the esteemed Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award.
A total of 32 athletes, including Indian women’s hockey team captain Salima Tete who hails from Jharkhand’s Simdega, received the prestigious Arjuna Award.
Additionally, three coaches were honoured with the Dronacharya Award.
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Here is the full list of awardees:
| SR NO | ATHLETE NAME | SPORT | AWARD NAME |
| 1 | Gukesh D | Chess | Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna |
| 2 | Manu Bhaker | Shooting | Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna |
| 3 | Harmanpreet Singh | Hockey | Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna |
| 4 | Praveen Kumar | Para-Athletics | Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna |
| 5 | Jyothi Yarraji | Athletics | Arjuna Award |
| 6 | Annu Rani | Athletics | Arjuna Award |
| 7 | Nitu | Boxing | Arjuna Award |
| 8 | Saweety | Boxing | Arjuna Award |
| 9 | Vantika Agrawal | Chess | Arjuna Award |
| 10 | Salima Tete | Hockey | Arjuna Award |
| 11 | Abhishek | Hockey | Arjuna Award |
| 12 | Sanjay | Hockey | Arjuna Award |
| 13 | Jarmanpreet Singh | Hockey | Arjuna Award |
| 14 | Sukhjeet Singh | Hockey | Arjuna Award |
| 15 | Rakesh Kumar | Para-Archery | Arjuna Award |
| 16 | Preeti Pal | Para-Athletics | Arjuna Award |
| 17 | Jeevanji Deepthi | Para-Athletics | Arjuna Award |
| 18 | Ajeet Singh | Para-Athletics | Arjuna Award |
| 19 | Sachin Sarjerao Khilari | Para-Athletics | Arjuna Award |
| 20 | Dharambir | Para-Athletics | Arjuna Award |
| 21 | Pranav Soorma | Para-Athletics | Arjuna Award |
| 22 | H Hokato Sema | Para-Athletics | Arjuna Award |
| 23 | Simran | Para-Athletics | Arjuna Award |
| 24 | Navdeep | Para-Athletics | Arjuna Award |
| 25 | Nitesh Kumar | Para-Badminton | Arjuna Award |
| 26 | Thulasimathi Murugesan | Para-Badminton | Arjuna Award |
| 27 | Nithya Sre Sumathy Sivan | Para-Badminton | Arjuna Award |
| 28 | Manisha Ramadass | Para-Badminton | Arjuna Award |
| 29 | Kapil Parmar | Para-Judo | Arjuna Award |
| 30 | Mona Agarwal | Para-Shooting | Arjuna Award |
| 31 | Rubina Francis | Para-Shooting | Arjuna Award |
| 32 | Swapnil Suresh Kusale | Shooting | Arjuna Award |
| 33 | Sarabjot Singh | Shooting | Arjuna Award |
| 34 | Abhay Singh | Squash | Arjuna Award |
| 35 | Sajan Prakash | Swimming | Arjuna Award |
| 36 | Aman | Wrestling | Arjuna Award |
| 37 | Sucha Singh | Athletics | Arjuna Award (Lifetime) |
| 38 | Murlikant Rajaram Petkar | Para-Swimming | Arjuna Award (Lifetime) |
| 39 | Subhash Rana | Para-Shooting | Dronacharya Award |
| 40 | Deepali Deshpande | Shooting | Dronacharya Award |
| 41 | Sandeep Sangwan | Hockey | Dronacharya Award |
| 42 | S Muralidharan | Badminton | Dronacharya Award (Lifetime) |
| 43 | Armando Agnelo Colaco | Football | Dronacharya Award (Lifetime) |
