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Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award: Honoring Indian Sports Achievement

Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award was originally given to recognize a sports person’s performance in a given 4 year.  It was established in 1991–1992. The highest athletic honor in India is the Khel Ratna Award, also known as the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award or the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award. The Government of India’s Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports bestows it once a year.  India’s greatest athletic award, the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award, is presented for outstanding achievement in international competitions and sports. Although unusual exploits are also taken into consideration, the prize honors athletes who have shown exceptional achievement during the previous four years. A medallion, a certificate, and a ₹25 lakh (as of 2023) cash prize are all included. A committee of experts, which includes former athletes and sports authorities, makes suggestions during the selection process. A committee consisting of twelve members assesses athletes’ performances at international competitions such as the Olympic, Paralympic, Asian, and Commonwealth Games. The Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports then receives the committee’s recommendations for additional approval. The prize was named for India’s sixth prime minister, Rajiv Gandhi (1944–1991), from 1991 until 2021. The Indian government changed the name of the prize on August 6, 2021, in honor of Major Dhyan Chand (1905–1979), an Indian field hockey player who scored over 1000 goals throughout his 20-year career from 1926 to 1948 and is considered to be among the best in history. When he announced the award’s renaming, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he was doing it in response to “many requests from citizens across India.”

Grandmaster of chess Viswanathan Anand was the first to get the award, and he was recognized for his 1991–1992 performance. Sport shooter Abhinav Bindra, who was eighteen at the time, was the youngest person to win the award in 2001.

A few exceptions have been made (1993–1994, 2002, 2009, 2012, 2016–2021, and 2024), where more than one athlete received the prize in a single year. Normally, only one athlete receives it annually.

Athletics, badminton, billiards, boxing, chess, cricket, field hockey, football, gymnastics, para-athletics, para-badminton, para-shooting, shooting, snooker, table tennis, tennis, weightlifting, and yacht racing are among the sixteen sport disciplines that have produced 62 recipients as of 2024.

 

Shri Gukesh Dommaraju, an Indian chess grandmaster and World Chess Champion

Shri Gukesh Dommaraju , the current World Chess Champion and an Indian chess grandmaster, was born on May 29, 2006. aged the age of 17, Gukesh, a chess prodigy, became the youngest undisputed world champion, the youngest player to earn a FIDE rating of 2750, and the third-youngest to surpass 2700 Elo aged 16. He is the third-youngest grandmaster in chess history, having attained the title at the age of 12.

When Gukesh was seven years old in 2013, he started playing chess and later started going to organized one-hour classes three times a week.In order to focus on his chess career, he left school after Class IV, or elementary school. Because he wanted to travel with Gukesh to different events, his father quit his work in 2017. Gukesh was supported throughout this time by his parents’ friends, a support he has frequently discussed since. Early institutional recognition of his exceptional talent made him one of the many people who benefited from the thriving Indian chess scene.

Achievements

  • Early Success: He won his first major title at the Asian School Chess Championships in 2015 in the Under-9 category. In 2018, he claimed the World Youth Chess Championship title in the Under-12 category and secured five gold medals at the Asian Youth Chess Championships.
  • Grandmaster Title: Gukesh earned the title of International Master in March 2017 and became a Grandmaster on January 15, 2019, at just 12 years and 7 months old, making him one of the youngest grandmasters in history.
  • Recent Achievements: In 2023, he became the youngest player ever to reach a FIDE rating of 2750 and won the Candidates Tournament in April 2024, securing his place as a challenger for the World Championship.

Gold medal in FIDE world chess ( classical ) championships held in singapore in 2024 .

Gold medal in FIDE 45th chess olympiad ( open team ) held in budapest in 2024

Gold medal in FIDE 45th chess olympiad ( INDIVIDUAL ) held in budapest in 2024

In recognition of his outstanding achievements in sport of (chess) , the major dhyan chand khel ratna award for the year 2024 is being conferred upon Shri Gukesh D.

Net worth

The World Chess Championship, D Gukesh’s net worth is now estimated at approximately Rs 20 crore (around $2.4 million.

 

Shri Harmanpreet Singh

The captain of the Indian national hockey team and a field hockey player, shri Harmanpreet Singh is considered as one of the world’s top drag flickers, plays defense, and specializes in penalty corners. In contemporary hockey, he has scored the most goals for India on the international scene. At the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, he guided the squad to victory with a bronze medal. In his three Olympic appearances, this was his second bronze. Additionally, Singh led the squad to a gold medal at the Asian Games in 2022. He has three FIH Awards Player of the Year titles under his belt.

Singh was born in Timmowal, Amritsar, India, on January 6, 1996, into a Sikh family. He attempted a number of sports, including football, cricket, volleyball, and athletics, because he was interested in all of them. In an attempt to become a forward, Singh began playing hockey at the age of ten and enrolled in the Surjit Singh Hockey Academy at the age of fifteen.

Harmanpreet’s endurance was established while he was a child helping his family farm in the fields. Using a tractor is another technique that helped the child develop into a skilled drag flicker. With his father’s approval, Harmanpreet frequently operated the large car, but he used to have trouble with the rusty gear shift. Harmanpreet’s arms, however, were strengthened by the continual struggle with the equipment, providing a solid base for his strong drag flicks. The gear stick was quickly exchanged for a hockey stick by the little Punjabi boy, and the rest is history. To further polish his talent, Harmanpreet joined Surjeet Academy, Jalandhar in 2011, where he learned from seniors Gaganpreet Singh and Sukhjeet Singh, who were also penalty corner specialists.

Career Highlights:

Junior National Team: In 2011, Harmanpreet had a significant impact with the junior national team, particularly by playing in the Sultan Johor Cup. He was recognized as a promising talent in Indian hockey because of his steady results.

Senior National Team Debut: He made his senior Indian team debut against Japan in 2015 and was included in the Rio Olympics squad in 2016.

Hockey India League: Harmanpreet’s rising stardom in the sport was reflected in his $51,000 purchase by Dabang Mumbai in 2015.

Notable Accomplishments:

  • Won bronze medal as captain at Paris 2024 Olympics
  • Tournament’s top scorer at Paris 2024
  • Won bronze medal at Tokyo 2020 Olympics
  • Indian hockey team’s top scorer at Tokyo 2020
  • Won the gold medal as captain at Asian Games 2023
  • India’s top scorer in Asian Games 2023
  • Top scorer in FIH Pro League 2021-22
  • Captain of Indian hockey team for Men’s Hockey World Cup 2023
  • Won silver medal at Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham
  • Captain of gold medal-winning Indian teams at Asian Champions Trophy 2023 and 2024
  • Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2024
  • In January 2023, Harmanpreet was appointed captain of the Indian national team for the Men’s Hockey World Cup, reflecting the trust placed in his leadership abilities.

In recognition of his outstanding achievements in sport of Hockey , the major dhyan chand khel ratna award for the year 2024 is being conferred upon Shri Harmanpreet Singh .

Net worth

He is the richest Indian hockey player. Singh’s estimated net worth is $5 million (approximately ₹ 42 crore).

 

Shri Praveen kumar

Shri Praveen Kumar is an Indian para – athlete from Uttar Pradesh. He won the gold at the 2024 paris  Paralympic Games and the silver at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics . He’s also an Asian para Games 2022 gold medalist. Praveen Kumar was born on May 15, 2003, in the Uttar Pradesh village of Jewar in the Gautam Buddha Nagar district. Kumar is from Jat family. He studied at Pragyan Public School, Jewar till Class 12. He did his graduation at Motilal Nehru College with the goal of obtaining a bachelor’s in the arts. .  His congenital condition damaged the connection between his hip and left leg. Despite these difficulties, Praveen completed his elementary and secondary schooling at a neighborhood school in Noida.

He took up the sport in 2019. His coach, Satyapal Singh, has been guiding him since then. The athlete’s journey began with a simple internet search about the Paralympics, which sparked his interest.
Both of Praveen’s parents, Amarpal Kumar and Nirdosh Devi, are small-scale farmers from a poor family in Uttar Pradesh. Their constant encouragement was essential to Praveen’s success. Praveen Kumar took an active part in several school- and district-wide athletic events after developing a keen interest in sports. At first, he was a very skilled professional volleyball player. A student named Sumit praised Praveen’s abilities and said he was a versatile athlete who was good at volleyball, cricket, kabaddi, and other sports. Praveen’s father, Amarpal Kumar, saw his son’s potential after he took home a gold medal in the open category of a school-level high jump tournament. Because of this pivotal time, Amarpal turned to renowned athletics coach Dr. Satyapal Singh for guidance.

 Achievements

  • Junior Para World Championship (2019)
    • Made his international debut and won a silver medal in high jump.
  • Senior Para Athletics World Championships (2019)
    • Finished fourth, marking a commendable performance in his senior debut.
  • Dubai 2021 Para-Athletics Grand Prix
    • Secured his first gold medal, a major milestone in his professional career.
  • Gold medal in paralympics game  ( Men’s high jump T64 ) held in paris 2024 .
  • silver medal in paralympics Games ( Men’s high jump T64 ) held in Tokyo in 2021 .
  •   Gold medal in 4th Asian Para Games  ( Men’s high jump T64 ) held in Hangzhou , China in 2023
  • the prestigious Arjuna Award in 2021 for his outstanding contribution to Indian para-sports.

In recognition of his outstanding achievements in sport of para – athletics , the major dhyan chand khel ratna award for the year 2024 is being conferred upon Shri Praveen Kumar .

Ms. Manu Bhaker

Ms. Manu Bhaker is an Indian sport shooter . She has won 2 medals at the Olympic Games , 7 medals at the Asian Games and Asian Championships , and 21 medals at the World  Championships and World  Cups . Manu Bhaker became the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal in shooting with a bronze at Paris 2024 in the women’s 10m air pistol event. It came a day after she became the first female shooter to reach an Olympic final in an individual event in 20 years. A pistol malfunction had denied Manu Bhaker a shot at a medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in the same event.

Manu Bhaker was born on February 18, 2002, in Jhajjar, Haryana, a state known for its boxers and wrestlers. She, however, took to sports like tennis, skating and boxing in school and also participated in a form of martial arts called ‘thang ta’, winning medals at the national level. She then impulsively decided to try her hand at shooting when she was just 14 and with an investment of ₹1,50,000 by her father, she started her training.Her father Ram Kishan Bhaker is a chief engineer in the Merchant Navy. Her mother, Sumedha Bhaker, is a former school principal and master’s in Sanskrit ,  who hails from an educationist family of Kalali village in charkhi Dadri . Bhaker did her schooling at Universal Higher Senior Secondary School in Goria, which was started by her grandfather Raj Karan. At a young age of 15, Bhaker became one of the top female shooters in India, winning multiple gold medals at the 2017 National games. Along with her sports, she kept her education going and went on to study Political Science at Lady Shri Ram College, New Delhi, graduating in 2021. She is pursuing a masters in Public Administration at DAV College, Chandigarh.

In 2016, Bhaker started training with her first coach, Anil Jakhar and prepared for the junior world tournaments . She earned her first success at the international level when she won the silver medal at the 2017 Asian Junior Championships. Making her ISSF World Cup debut at Guadalajara, Mexico, Manu Bhaker broke the junior world record in the qualification rounds to sail into the women’s 10m air pistol final.  At just 16 years old, it made her the youngest Indian to win a gold medal at an ISSF World Cup.

Achievements

Asian Games 2022 – Gold medal in 25m pistol team
World Championship, Baku 2023 – Gold medal in 25m pistol team
Asian Shooting Championship, Changwon 2023 – 5th place in 25m pistol, secured a Paris Games 2024 Quota
World Cup, Bhopal 2023 – Bronze medal in 25m pistol
World Championship, Cairo 2022 – Silver medal in 25m pistol
 World University Games, Chengdu 2021 –
  • Gold medal in 10m air pistol individual
  • Gold medal in women’s team event

Bronze medal in Olympic Games ( women’s 1om air pistol ) held in paris , france in 2024 .

Bronze medal in Olympic Games ( Mixed Team 1om air pistol ) held in paris , france in 2024 .

  • Year Event Medal
    2018 Youth Olympics – 10 m Air pistol Gold
    2018 ISSF World Cup – 10 m Air pistol Gold
    2018 ISS World Cup – Mixed 10 m Air pistol Gold
    2019 ISSF World Cup – 10 m Air pistol Silver
    2021 ISSF World Cup – 10 m Air pistol Gold
    2024 2024 Paris Olympics – 10 m Air Pistol Bronze

    In recognition of his outstanding achievements in sport of  shooting, the major dhyan chand khel ratna award for the year 2024 is being conferred upon Ms. Manu Bhaker.

Net worth

Manu Bhaker’s net worth is estimated to be around ₹12 crore as of 2024. Her net worth before Paris Olympics was about ₹60 lakh.

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