Kohli, Chanu Selected for Khel Ratna, Hima Becomes the 5th Assamese to Win Arjuna Awards, Awards to be conferred on September 25

The Sports Ministry on Thursday announced that Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli and world champion weightlifter Mirabai Chanu are selected to receive the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna. The prestigious award is scheduled to be conferred on September 25.

Along with the Khel Ratna award, a host of other sportspersons are selected to attain the Arjuna Award and the names include Neeraj Chopra (javelin thrower), Jinson Johnson and Hima Das (Athletics); N Sikki Reddy (Badminton), Satish Kumar (Boxing), Smriti Mandhana (Cricket), Shubhankar Sharma (Golf), Manpreet Singh, Savita (Hockey); Ravi Rathore (Polo); Rahi Sarnobat, Ankur Mittal, Shreyasi Singh (Shooting), Manika Batra, G Sathiyan (Table Tennis); Rohan Bopanna (Tennis); Sumit (Wrestling); Pooja Kadian (Wushu); Ankur Dhama (Para-Athletics); Manoj Sarkar (Para-Badminton).

The Dronacharya Award recipients are C A Kuttappa (Boxing); Vijay Sharma (Weightlifting); A Srinivasa Rao (Table Tennis); Sukhdev Singh Pannu (Athletics); Clarence Lobo (Hockey, Lifetime); Tarak Sinha (Cricket Lifetime); Jiwan Kumar Sharma (Judo, Lifetime); V R Beedu (Athletics, Lifetime).

Dhyan Chand Awards: Satyadev Prasad (Archery); Bharat Kumar Chetry (Hockey); Bobby Aloysius (Athletics); Chougale Dadu Dattatray (Wrestling).