Correct Answer - Option 1 : Devendra Jhajharia
The correct answer is Devendra Jhajharia.
- In 2017 Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award was given to Devendra Jhajharia (para-athlete) and Sardara Singh (Hockey).
Devendra Jhajharia is an Indian Para Olympic Javelin thrower.
- He is the first India to win two gold medals at Para Olympics.
- He won gold in 2004 and the 2016 Para Olympics.
- He is also the only Para Athlete to be awarded Padma Shri.
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Murlikant Petkar was first Indian Para Athelete to win gold medal at Para Olympics.
Varun Singh Bhati is a para high jumper from India.
- He has won several medals in international events.
- He won bronze at 2016 Summer Paralympic Games and 2017 World Para Athletics Championships.
Mariyappan Thangavelu is an Indian para-athlete.
- He won a gold medal in the 2016 Rio Para Olympics.
- He is a Para Olympic high jumper.
- He was awarded Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna for 2020.
Deepa Malik is an Indian para-athlete.
- She is the first Indian woman to win a medal in the Para Olympic games.
- She won a silver medal in the 2016 summer Para Olympics in shot put.
Shakshi Malik is an Indian freestyle wrestler from Haryana.
- She won a bronze medal in the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award.
- It was instituted in 1991.
- This is the highest sporting award given by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.
- It is given for the spectacular and most outstanding performance in the field of sports by a sportsperson over a period of four years.
- The winner of the Rajiv Khel Ratna Award gets a reward of 7.5 lac rupees previously now increased to 25 lakhs .
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Vishwanathan Anand was the first recipient of the award.
- The Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award can be given a maximum of three persons in a year.
- But in 2016, shuttler P V Sindhu, gymnast Dipa Karmakar, shooter Jitu Rai, and wrestler Sakshi Malik had received this award.
