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New Delhi, Jan 2: Double Olympic medalist Manu Bhaker, World Chess Champion Gukesh Dommaraju, Indian men’s hockey captain Harmanpreet Singh, and para-athlete Praveen Kumar will be honored with the esteemed Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna award.
India women’s hockey team captain Salima Tete who hails from Jharkhand has been selected for the Arjuna Award.
The Arjuna Award will be conferred on 32 athletes, while three coaches will be honored with the Dronacharya Award.
The Union Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports announced this on Thursday.
The recipients will be presented with their awards by President Droupadi Murmu during a special ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan on January 17, 2025.
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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) |
