Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award has been renamed as Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award, as per an announcement made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi 6 AUGUST 2021.
It is the highest sporting honour of India and was instituted in 1991-1992 and comes with a cash prize of 25 lakh.
Allahabad-born Major Dhyan Chand was legendary field hockey player, who played international hockey from 1926 to 1949, scoring over 400 goals in his career.
Dhyan Chand was a part of the Olympic team that won gold medals in 1928, 1932 and 1936.
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