Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award list 2023-2024 in sports and games : The Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award is the highest sporting honour in the nation(India). Decision has been taken in 2022 by Indian Govt to rename Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award to Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award
Highlights :
- The Khel Ratna award was instituted in 1991-1992
- The first recepient was Chess legend Viswanathan Anand.
- The Dhyan Chand Award for Life-time Achievement in Sports and Games was introduced in 2016
- The Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award carries a prize money of Rs 25 lakh.
- Check : Bharat Ratna award 2023 winners list
Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2023 winner list
| Year | Recipient(s) | Name of sport or game |
| 1991–1992 | Viswanathan Anand | Chess |
| 1992–1993 | Geet Sethi | Billiards |
| 1993–1994 | Homi Motivala | Yachting (Team event) |
| 1993–1994 | Pushpendra Kumar Garg | Yachting (Team event) |
| 1994–1995 | Karnam Malleswari | Weightlifting |
| 1995–1996 | Nameirakpam Kunjarani | Weightlifting |
| 1996–1997 | Leander Paes | Tennis |
| 1997–1998 | Sachin Tendulkar | Cricket |
| 1998–1999 | Jyotirmoyee Sikdar | Athletics |
| 1999–2000 | Dhanraj Pillay | Hockey (Men) |
| 2000–2001 | Pullela Gopichand | Badminton |
| 2001 | Abhinav Bindra | Shooting |
| 2002 | K. M. Beenamol | Athletics |
| Anjali Bhagwat | Shooting | |
| 2003 | Anju Bobby George | Athletics |
| 2004 | Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore | Shooting |
| 2005 | Pankaj Advani | Billiards and Snooker |
| 2006 | Manavjit Singh Sandhu | Shooting |
| 2007 | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | Cricket |
| 2008 | No award | |
| 2009 | Mary Kom | Boxing (Women) |
| Vijender Singh | Boxing | |
| Sushil Kumar | Wrestling | |
| 2010 | Saina Nehwal | Badminton |
| 2011 | Gagan Narang | Shooting |
| 2012 | Vijay Kumar | Shooting |
| Yogeshwar Dutt | Wrestling | |
| 2013 | Ronjan Sodhi | Shooting |
| 2014 | No award | |
| 2015 | Sania Mirza | Tennis |
| 2016 | P. V. Sindhu | Badminton |
| Dipa Karmakar | Gymnastics | |
| Jitu Rai | Shooting | |
| Sakshi Malik | Wrestling | |
| 2017 | Devendra Jhajharia | Paralympic javelin |
| Sardara Singh | Hockey (Men) | |
| 2018 | Saikhom Mirabai Chanu | Weightlifting |
| Virat Kohli | Cricket | |
| 2019 | Deepa Malik | Paralympic (shot put, javelin, others) |
| Bajrang Punia | Wrestling | |
| 2020 | Rohit Sharma | Cricket |
| Mariyappan Thangavelu | Paralympic high jump | |
| Manika Batra | Table Tennis | |
| Vinesh Phogat | Wrestling | |
| Rani Rampal | Hockey (Women) | |
| 2021 | Neeraj Chopra | Athletics |
| Ravi Kumar | Wrestling | |
| Lovlina Borgohain | Boxing | |
| PR Sreejesh | Hockey | |
| Avani Lekhara | Para Shooting | |
| Sumit Antil | Para Athletics | |
| Pramod Bhagat | Para Badminton | |
| Krishna Nagar | Para Badminton | |
| Manish Narwal | Para Shooting | |
| Mithali Raj | Cricket | |
| Sunil Chhetri | Football | |
| Manpreet Singh | Hockey | |
Check : Bharat Ratna award 2023 winners list
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