page_title: Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna
section_title: List of recipients
hierarchical_section_title: Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna / List of recipients
caption_attribution_description: Pankaj Advani beim Paul Hunter Classic 2012
context_page_description: The Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, officially known as Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award in Sports and Games, is the highest sporting honour of the Republic of India. The award is named after Rajiv Gandhi, former Prime Minister of India who served the office from 1984 to 1989. It is awarded annually by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. The recipient is/are selected by a committee constituted by the Ministry and is honoured for their "spectacular and most outstanding performance in the field of sports over a period of four years" at international level. As of 2020, the award comprises a medallion, a certificate, and a cash prize of ₹25 lakh.
  Instituted in 1991–1992, the award was given for the performance by a sportsperson in a year. Based on the suggestions provided by 2014 award selection committee, the Ministry revised the criteria in February 2015 to consider the performance over a period of four years. The nominations for a given year are accepted till 30 April or last working day of April with not more than two sportspersons nominated for each sports discipline.
caption: Pankaj Advani is the only sportsperson to have won the award for two sports disciplines; Billiards and Snooker.
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