Question

For which sport did Mariyappan Thangavelu won Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award 2020?
1.  Golf
2. Kabbadi
3. Basketball
4. Para Athletics

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 4 : Para Athletics

The correct answer is Para Athletics.

• Mariyappan Thangavelu is a Paralympic high jumper.
• He represented India in the 2016 Summer Paralympic games held in Rio de Janeiro in the men's high jump T-42 category, winning the gold medal in the finals.
• He is India's first Paralympian gold medalist since 2004.

• Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award is given for the spectacular and most outstanding performance in the field of sports by a sportsperson over a period of four years.
• The first recipient of the award was Chess Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand.
• It has a reward of ₹25 lakh rupees. 
• The 2020 recipients of the award are as follows.
  • Rohit Sharma (Cricket)
  • Mariyappan Thangavelu (Para-Athletics)
  • Manika Batra (Table Tennis)
  • Vinesh Phogat (Wrestling)
  • Rani Rampal (Hockey)