- “Respecting their sentiment, the Khel Ratna Award will hereby be called the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award! Jai Hind,” PM Modi wrote on Twitter.
UPDATED ON AUG 06, 2021 12:49 PM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday announced the decision to rename the Khel Ratna award as Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award. In a tweet, PM Modi wrote: “I have been getting many requests from citizens across India to name the Khel Ratna Award after Major Dhyan Chand. I thank them for their views.”
“Respecting their sentiment, the Khel Ratna Award will hereby be called the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award! Jai Hind,” he added.
“Major Dhyan Chand was among India’s foremost sportspersons who brought honour and pride for India. It is fitting that our nation’s highest sporting honour will be named after him,” he further wrote.
The announcement came a day after men’s hockey team won a historic bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics. It was India’s first medal win in hockey at the Games since the 1980 Olympics in Moscow.
India women’s hockey team also won the hearts of the nation despite missing out on a medal. The team led by Rani Rampal gave a thrilling contest to Rio Olympics gold medalist Great Britain in the bronze medal match but lost the match 3-4. India finished fourth in women’s hockey, their best-ever finish at the Games.
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Source By:- hindustantimes.com
