Neeraj Chopra Ravi Dahiya Among 11 Athletes Nominated For Khel Ratna Award 2021

New Delhi: Star athlete Neeraj Chopra, who created history in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics by winning a gold medal with his javelin and wrestler Ravi Dahiya, who won a silver medal in the same event, are among 11 athletes who have been nominated for the Khel Ratna award 2021, news agency PTI reported.  Boxer Lovlina Borgohain, hockey player P Sreejesh and women’s cricketer Mithali Raj have also been nominated for Khel Ratna award for the year 2021.

List of 11 athletes who have been nominated for the ‘Khel Ratna’ award 2021:

Neeraj Chopra (Athletics)
Ravi Dahiya (Wrestling)
PR Sreejesh (Hockey)
Lovlina Borgohain (boxing)
Sunil Chhetri (Football)
Mithali Raj (Cricket)
Pramod Bhagat (Badminton)
Sumit Antil (spear)
Avani Lekhara (Shooting)
Krishna Nagar (Badminton)
M Narwal (Shooting)