Here you can find the list of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna awardees. The following table can be useful for the competitive exams such as IAS/ PCS, Banking and SSC. The Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna (RGKR) award is India’s highest honour given for achievement in sports.
Recipient | Year | Sport |
Viswanathan Anand | 1991-1992 | Chess |
Geet Sethi | 1992-1993 | Billiards |
Not Awarded | 1993-1994 | ---- |
Cdr. Homi D. Motivala & Lt. Cdr. PK Garg | 1994-1995 | Yachting |
Karnam Malleswari | 1995-1996 | Weightlifting |
Leander Paes; N Kunjurani Devi (Jointly) | 1996-1997 | Tennis; Weightlifting |
Sachin Tendulkar | 1997-1998 | Cricket |
Jyotirmoyee Sikdar | 1998-1999 | Athletics |
Dhanraj Pillay | 1999-2000 | Hockey |
Pullela Gopichand | 2000-2001 | Badminton |
Abhinav Bindra | 2001-2002 | Shooting |
Anjali Bhagwat; KM Beenamol (Jointly) | 2002-2003 | Shooting; Athletics |
Anju Bobby George | 2003-2004 | Athletics |
Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore | 2004-2005 | Shooting |
Pankaj Advani | 2005-2006 | Billiards & Snooker |
Manavjit Singh Sandhu | 2006-2007 | Shooting |
Mahendra Singh Dhoni | 2007-2008 | Cricket |
Mary Kom, Vijender Singh and Sushil Kumar | 2008-2009 | Boxing; Boxing & Wrestling |
Saina Nehwal | 2009-10 | Badminton |
Gagan Narang | 2010-11 | Shooting |
Vijay Kumar and Yogeshwar Dutt | 2011-12 | Shooting and Wrestling |
Ranjan Sodhi | 2012-13 | Shooting |
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