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WATCH — Neeraj Chopra, Ravi Dahiya, footballer Sunil Chhetri acquire Khel Ratna award

Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra used to be awarded the Important Dhaynchand Khel Ratna award on Saturday (November 13) at the Rashtrapati Bhawan in Novel Delhi. 

Neeraj had an eminent 2021 as this year in August he clinched the gold medal in javelin throw at the Tokyo Olympics 2021. 

Except for Neeraj, the assorted athletes who are getting the award are silver medal-winning wrestler Ravi Kumar Dahiya, boxer Lovlina Borgohain, and Paralympic Games medallists Avani Lekhara, Pramod Bhagat, Krishna Nagar, Sumit Antil, Manish Narwal, Hockey team captain Manpreet Singh and goalkeeper PR Sreejesh along with cricketer Mithali Raj and nationwide football team skipper Sunil Chhetri. 

Tokyo Olympics Gold medalist @Neeraj_chopra1 receives Important Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award from President Ram Nath Kovind at Rashtrapati Bhavan#NationalSportsAwards pic.twitter.com/BENsaS3zQX

— PIB India (@PIB_India) November 13, 2021

Tokyo Olympics Silver medalist @ravidahiya60 receives Important Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award from President Ram Nath Kovind at Rashtrapati Bhavan#NationalSportsAwards pic.twitter.com/Nd3MveG5fr

— PIB India (@PIB_India) November 13, 2021

Apart from the 12 Khel Ratna award winners, there might per chance be a thick list of nationwide sports awards winners that involves names of 39 athletes together with historic previous-making fencer Bhavani Devi, lady hockey participant Vandana Katariya, 16 male hockey avid gamers who had been share of the team that won a historic bronze medal after a gap of 4 decades at the Tokyo Olympics, and Paralympics medallist Bhavina Patel – had been given the Arjuna Award.

President Ram Nath Kovind confers Important Dhyan Chand #KhelRatnaAward 2021 on Footballer Sunil Chhetri

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— Doordarshan Sports (@ddsportschannel) November 13, 2021

President Ram Nath Kovind confers Important Dhyan Chand #KhelRatnaAward 2021 on Cricketer Mithali Raj!

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— Doordarshan Sports (@ddsportschannel) November 13, 2021

President Ram Nath Kovind confers #ArjunaAward 2021 on #TeamIndia batter Shikhar Dhawan!

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— Doordarshan Sports (@ddsportschannel) November 13, 2021

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