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Indian men’s hockey team captain Manpreet Singh was added to the list of Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna awardees, taking the total number of this year’s winners to an unparalleled 12.
The other prominent Khel Ratna winners this year include Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra and Olympic silver-medallist wrestler Ravi Dahiya.
The ceremony is scheduled for November 13 at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Manpreet, Olympic bronze-winning captain was originally recommended for the Arjuna award but he joined veteran goalkeeper P R Sreejesh as the second hockey player in the list of awardees for the highest sporting honour.
Among 35 Arjuna awardees are most of India’s Paralympic medal winners and cricketers, Shikhar Dhawan and Mithali Raj.
