Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Awards

HONOURED FOR SPORTS

President Pratibha Devisingh Patil, Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee, Sports Minister M S GIll and Delhi Sheila Dikshit pose for a group photo with the recipients during the Sports and Adventure Awards ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Saturday.

SATPAL

President Pratibha Devisingh Patil presents Dronacharya Award, 2009 to Satpal for wrestling during the Sports and Adventure Awards ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Saturday.

SATBIR SINGH DAHIYA

President Pratibha Devisingh Patil presents Dhyan Chand Award to Satbir Singh Dahiya for wrestling during the Sports and Adventure Awards ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Saturday.

SAINA NEHWAL

President Pratibha Devisingh Patil presents Arjuna Award, 2009 to Badminton player Saina Nehwal during the Sports and Adventure Awards ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Saturday.

PULLELA GOPICHAND

President Pratibha Devisingh Patil presents Dronacharya Award, 2009 to Pullela Gopichand for badminton during the Sports and Adventure Awards ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Saturday.

HPS AHLUWALIA

President Pratibha Devisingh Patil presents Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award, 2008 to HPS Ahluwalia during the Sports and Adventure Awards ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Saturday.

GAUTAM GAMBHIR

President Pratibha Devisingh Patil presents Arjuna Award, 2009 to cricketer Gautam Gambhir during the Sports and Adventure Awards ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Saturday.

SUSHIL KUMAR

President Pratibha Devisingh Patil presents Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, 2009 to Olympic bronze medallist wrestler Sushil Kumar during the Sports and Adventure Awards ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Saturday.

VIJENDER SINGH

President Pratibha Devisingh Patil presents Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, 2009 to Olympic bronze medallist boxer Vijender during the Sports and Adventure Awards ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Saturday.

MANGTE CHUNGNEIJANG MARYKOM

President Pratibha Devisingh Patil presents Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, 2009 to boxer Mangte Chungneijang Marykom during the Sports and Adventure Awards ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Saturday. 

India's most successful women boxer Mangte Chungneijang Mary Kom along with Olympic medallists Sushil Kumar and Vijender Singh were awarded the country's highest sports award - the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna in the Ashok Hall of the Rashtrapati Bhawan.

GLITTERING CEREMONY

President Pratibha Devisingh Patil presents Sports and Adventure Awards to sports person during a ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Saturday, August 29, 2009.