How many players were honoured with the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award in 2021?
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is option 4 i.e. 12.
- 12 athletes who have received the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Awards 2021 were javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, wrestler Ravi Dahiya, Team India Football captain Sunil Chhetri, Indian Women's Team ODI & Test skipper Mithali Raj, men's hockey team goal-keeper PR Sreejesh, boxer Lovlina Borgohain, para-shuttlers Pramod Bhagat & Krishna Nagar, para rifle shooter Avani Lekhara, para pistol shooter Manish Narwal, para javelin thrower Sumit Antil and the captain of the bronze medal-winning men's hockey team at the Tokyo Paralympics 2020 Manpreet Singh.
- The Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award is presented by the Indian government and the Department of Sport to those sportspersons who have excelled in their sports over a period of four years.
- The award comes with a cash prize of Rs 25 lakh. This is the highest award in the field of sports that every sportsperson dreams of achieving at some point in their career.