Haryana CM Praises Khel Ratna, Arjuna Award Recipients
Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini has congratulated all the players of Haryana who have been selected for Khel Ratna and Arjuna Awards.
Two-time Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker, world chess champion Gukesh Domraju, Indian men's hockey team captain Harmanpreet Singh and para-athlete Praveen Kumar were awarded the prestigious Khel Ratna.
Haryana CM congratulates players
Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini congratulated the players of Haryana who have been selected for Khel Ratna and Arjuna Award. Record-breaking shooter Manu hails from Haryana.
She made history at the Paris 2024 Olympics by winning two bronze medals at the Summer Games. Manu became the first Indian woman to win an Olympic shooting medal and the first athlete for India to win two medals in the same edition of the Olympics.
Congratulations to all the players
"I congratulate all the players from Haryana who have been selected for the Khel Ratna and Arjuna Award. Indian men's hockey players Jarmanpreet Singh, Sanjay, Abhishek, Sukhjeet Singh and women's hockey team captain Salima Tete have been honoured with the Arjuna Award for their outstanding performance in sports and games 2024.
The Indian men's hockey team won two consecutive bronze medals at the Paris Olympics. Indian chess grandmaster Vantika Agarwal and athlete Jyoti Yarraji have also been honoured with the Arjuna Award.
Para-athletes Preeti Pal, Jiwanji Deepti, Ajit Singh, Sachin Sarjerao Khiladi, Dharambir, Pranav Surma, Hokato Sema, Simran and Navdeep will also receive the Arjuna Award.
Honors will be given on 17 January
Olympic medallists Swapnil Suresh Kusale and Sarabjot Singh and Para-Olympic shooters Mona Agarwal and Rubina Francis have also been honoured with the Arjuna Award.
Former Dempo FC and East Bengal head coach Armando Agnello Colaco was also honoured with the Dronacharya Award in the lifetime category.
The awardees will receive the awards from President Droupadi Murmu at a specially organized ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on January 17, 2025.