India has the most significant medals at the Tokyo Olympics, with one gold, two silver, and four bronze medals.
The unprecedented medal tally by Indian athletes at this year’s Olympics and Paralympics has resulted in the highest recommendation for the Khel Ratna and Arjuna Awards.
Tokyo Olympics javelin throw champion Neeraj Chopra, silver medallist wrestler Ravi Dahiy. B bronze boxer Lovlina Borgohain, and ice hockey goalkeeper PR Bridges were among the eleven names chosen as Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna, the country’s tallest athlete.
India has the most significant medals at the Tokyo Olympics, with one gold, two silver, and four bronze medals. In addition, three other medalists – wrestler Bajrang Punia, Shuttleman PV Sindhu. And weightlifter Mirabay Chanu – have been honored with Khel Ratna.
Chopra, 23, is the second Indian after Abhinav Bindra to win an individual Olympic gold medal in shooting a 10-meter air rifle at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. India is sending its largest Olympic contingent to Tokyo this year. The five Tokyo The Largest Medal Draw were also add to the roster for Khel Ratna on Wednesday. They are Avani Lekhara (shooting), Manish Narwal (shooting), Sumit Antil (athletics), Pramod Bhagat (badminton), and Krishna Nagar (badminton).
India returned from the Paralympics with 19 medals – including five gold, eight silver, and six bronze medals.
The selection committee has also add footballer Sunil Chetri and women’s cricket captain Mitali Raj to the list, which is now being sent to the union’s Ministry of Sports for approval. The announcement of the national sports prize has been postponed, so participation in the Paralympics can be considered.
The jury also nominated up to 35 athletes for the Arjuna Award, including cricketer Shikhar Dhawan. Para table tennis player Bhavana Patel, para shuttler Suhas Yathiraj and high jumper Nishad Kumar. Others selected by the Arjuna Prize Committee included all bronze medalists Srijesh, hockey players Vandana Kataria and Monika. Fencer Bhavani Devi, boxer Simranjit Kaur, wrestler Deepak Punia, pistol shooter Abhishek Verma. Boxer Simranjit Kaur, kabaddi player Sandeep Narwal and women’s tennis player Ankita Raina.
The Largest Medal Draw Mallakhamb players Himani Utam Parab and Arpinder Singh (triple jump, athletics) were also award. Five athletes were selected for Khel Ratna last year, while four The Largest Medal Draw receive the title after the 2016 Rio Olympics. Last year there were 27 names on Arjuna’s price list. Former Minister of Sports Kiren Ridjiju has tried to explain the many winners by stating that India’s performance in international competitions has improved significantly recently.
The award should recognize and honor such achievements.
Not so long ago, there were no more than one Khel Ratna winner a year. And sometimes no one was honor unless the committee judged someone worthy of them. Paramilitary Sumit Antil, who won a gold medal in the javelin throw in Tokyo. He would apply for the Arjuna Award in the future despite being select for a higher honor.
“Although I applied for the Arjuna Prize, I am happy that the committee considers me eligible for this (Khel Ratna) award. I am honored to receive this award. But in the future, I will also choose to promote the Arjuna Award because. Since I was a child, I have dreamed from becoming an Arjuna Award winner. When people think it’s about money, I declare that if I win, I get Arjuna Prize money to donate to charity,” said Antil in a statement.
