Khel Ratna Awards – General Knowledge Update
Last updated: December 16, 2011 by Sarbjit+
General Knowledge for Entrance and Recruitment Exams
KHEL RATNA AWARDS
Official Name: Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award
Special: It is India's Highest Honour given for achievement in sports.
Started In: 1991-92
Here is the list of people who have been awarded Khel Ratna so far.
| S. No. | Year | Name of the Sportsperson(s) | Sport Discipline |
| 01 | 1991-92 | Viswanathan Anand | Chess |
| 02 | 1992-93 | Geet Sethi | Billiards |
| 03 | 1993-94 | Not Conferred | |
| 04 | 1994-95 | Cdr. Homi D. Motivala and Lt. Cdr. P. K. Garg | Yachting (Team Event) |
| 05 | 1995-96 | Karnam Malleswari | Weightlifting |
| 06 | 1996-97 | Leander Paes and Nameirakpam Kunjarani (Joint) | Tennis and Weightlifting respectively |
| 07 | 1997-98 | Sachin Tendulkar | Cricket |
| 08 | 1998-99 | Jyotirmoyee Sikdar | Athletics |
| 09 | 1999-2000 | Dhanraj Pillay | Hockey |
| 10 | 2000-01 | Pullela Gopichand | Badminton |
| 11 | 2001-02 | Abhinav Bindra | Shooting |
| 12 | 2002-03 | Anjali Ved Pathak Bhagwat and
K. M. Beenamol (Joint) |
Shooting and
Athletics respectively |
| 13 | 2003-04 | Anju Bobby George | Athletics |
| 14 | 2004-05 | Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore | Shooting |
| 15 | 2005-06 | Pankaj Advani | Billiards & Snooker |
| 16 | 2006-07 | Manavjit Singh Sandhu | Shooting |
| 17 | 2007-08 | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | Cricket |
| 18 | 2008-09 | Mary Kom Vijender Singh Sushil Kumar |
Boxing Boxing Wrestling |
| 18 | 2009-10 | Saina Nehwal | Badminton |
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Category: General KnowledgeTags: Awards and Honours, Current GK
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