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New Delhi, The quartet of shooter Manu Bhaker, chess world champion D Gukesh, men’s hockey captain Harmanpreet Singh, and para&athlete Praveen Kumar were on Thursday named recipients of this year’s Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award && the country’s highest sporting honour.
The 22-year-old Bhaker became independent India’s first athlete to win two medals in a single edition of the Olympics with her bronze-winning show in the 10 m air pistol individual and 10 m air pistol mixed team events in August.
In the same Games, Hamranpreet led the Indian hockey team to its second consecutive bronze medal.
The 18-year-old Gukesh, on the other hand, became the youngest ever World Champion while also helping the Indian team win a historic gold in the Chess Olympiad last year.
The fourth recipient will be para high jumper Praveen, who was crowned the T64 champion in the Paris Paralympics-
The T64 classification is for athletes who have one or both legs missing below the knee and rely on a prosthetic leg for running-
“The awardees will receive their awards from the President of India at a specially organised function at Rashtrapati Bhavan on 17th January 2025 Friday at 1100 hours,” the sports ministry said in a press release.
