The Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna (RGKR) is India’s highest honour given for achievement in sports. The award is named after the late Rajiv Gandhi, former Prime Minister of India. It carries a medal, a scroll of honour and a substantial cash component.
Year
Name
Sport
.
1991–92
Viswanathan Anand
Chess
.
1992–93
Geet Sethi
Billiards
.
1993–94
NA
.
1994–95
Cdr. Homi D. Motivala (Joint)
Yachting (Team Event)
.
Lt. Cdr. P. K. Garg (Joint)
.
1995–96
Karnam Malleswari
Weightlifting
.
1996–97
Nameirakpam Kunjarani (Joint)
Weightlifting
.
Leander Paes (Joint)
Tennis
.
1997–98
Sachin Tendulkar
Cricket
.
1998–99
Jyotirmoyee Sikdar
Athletics
.
1999–2000
Dhanraj Pillay
Hockey
.
2000–01
Pullela Gopichand
Badminton
.
2001–02
Abhinav Bindra
Shooting
.
2002–03
Anjali Ved Pathak Bhagwat(Joint)
Shooting
.
K. M. Beenamol (Joint)
Athletics
.
2003–04
Anju Bobby George
Athletics
.
2004–05
Lt. Col Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
Shooting
.
2005–06
Pankaj Advani
Billiards and Snooker
.
2006–07
Manavjit Singh Sandhu
Shooting
.
2007–08
Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Cricket
.
2008–09
Mary Kom (Joint)
Boxing
.
Vijender Singh (Joint)
Boxing
.
Sushil Kumar (Joint)
Wrestling
.
2009–10
Saina Nehwal
Badminton
.
2010–11
Gagan Narang
Shooting
.
2011–12
Vijay Kumar (Joint)
Shooting...
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