Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports on Thursday announced the the list of awardees for the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2024.
This year, shooter Manu Bhaker (Paris Olympics bronze medallist), Indian hockey captain Harmanpreet Singh (Paris Olympics bronze medallist), World Chess Champion D Gukesh, and Paris Paralympics gold medal-winning high jumper Praveen Kumar will receive the award.
Here is the list of all the winners of the Khel Ratna award:
| Year | Athlete | Sport |
| 1991-92 | Vishwanathan Anand | Chess |
| 1992-93 | Geet Sethi | Billiards |
| 1993-94 | Homi Motivala | Yachting |
| 1993-94 | PK Garg | Yachting |
| 1994-95 | Karnam Malleshwari | Weightlifting |
| 1995-96 | Nameirakpam Kunjarani | Weightlifting |
| 1996-97 | Leander Paes | Tennis |
| 1997-98 | Sachin Tendulkar | Cricket |
| 1998-99 | Jyotirmoyee Sikdar | Athletics |
| 1999-00 | Dhanraj Pillay | Hockey |
| 2000-01 | Pullela Gopichand | Badminton |
| 2001 | Abhinav Bindra | Shooting |
| 2002 | KM Beenamol | Athletics |
| 2002 | Anjali Bhagwat | Shooting |
| 2003 | Anju Bobby George | Athletics |
| 2004 | Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore | Shooting |
| 2005 | Pankaj Advani | Billiards and Snooker |
| 2006 | Manavjit Singh Sandhu | Shooting |
| 2007 | MS Dhoni | Cricket |
| 2009 | Mary Kom | Boxing |
| 2009 | Vijender Singh | Boxing |
| 2009 | Sushil Kumar | Freestyle wrestling |
| 2010 | Saina Nehwal | Badminton |
| 2011 | Gagan Narang | Shooting |
| 2012 | Vijay Kumar | Shooting |
| 2012 | Yogeshwar Dutt | Freestyle wrestling |
| 2013 | Ronjan Sodhi | Shooting |
| 2015 | Sania Mirza | Tennis |
| 2016 | PV Sindhu | Badminton |
| 2016 | Dipa Karmakar | Gymnastics |
| 2016 | Jitu Rai | Shooting |
| 2016 | Sakshi Malik | Freestyle wrestling |
| 2017 | Devendra Jhajaria | Para-athletics |
| 2017 | Sardara Singh | Hockey |
| 2018 | Saikhom Mirabai Chanu | Weightlifting |
| 2018 | Virat Kohli | Cricket |
| 2019 | Deepa Malik | Para-athletics |
| 2019 | Bajrang Punia | Freestyle wrestling |
| 2020 | Rohit Sharma | Cricket |
| 2020 | Mariyappan Thangavelu | Para-athletics |
| 2020 | Manika Batra | Table tennis |
| 2020 | Vinesh Phogat | Freestyle wrestling |
| 2020 | Rani Rampal | Hockey |
| 2021 | Neeraj Chopra | Athletics |
| 2021 | Ravi Kumar Dahiya | Freestyle wrestling |
| 2021 | Lovlina Borgohain | Boxing |
| 2021 | PR Sreejesh | Hockey |
| 2021 | Avani Lekhara | Paralympic shooting |
| 2021 | Sumit Antil | Para-athletics |
| 2021 | Pramod Bhagat | Para-badminton |
| 2021 | Krishna Nagar | Para-badminton |
| 2021 | Manish Narwal | Shooting Para Sport |
| 2021 | Mithali Raj | Cricket |
| 2021 | Sunil Chhetri | Football |
| 2021 | Manpreet Singh | Hockey |
| 2022 | Sharath Kamal | Table tennis |
| 2023 | Chirag Shetty | Badminton |
| 2023 | Satwiksairaj Rankireddy | Badminton |
| 2024 | Praveen Kumar | Para-athletics |
| 2024 | Manu Bhaker | Shooting |
| 2024 | D. Gukesh | Chess |
| 2024 | Harmanpreet Singh | Hockey |
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