Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday congratulated ace para-shuttler Pramod Bhagat on being nominated for the prestigious Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2021.
” Congratulate #Odisha’s ace shuttler and #Tokyo2020 Paralympics Gold medalist @PramodBhagat83
on being recommended for the Major Dhyanchand #KhelRatnaAward. May you achieve bigger milestones in your sporting career and continue to make Odisha and the entire nation proud, ” tweeted the Odisha CM.
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Congratulate #Odisha‘s ace shuttler and #Tokyo2020 Paralympics Gold medalist @PramodBhagat83 on being recommended for the Major Dhyanchand #KhelRatnaAward. May you achieve bigger milestones in your sporting career and continue to make Odisha and the entire nation proud.
— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) October 28, 2021
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Pramod, who bagged the gold medal in SL3 singles category in the Tokyo Paralympic Games, is the first sportsperson from Odisha to be on the top list along with 11 others.
He was awarded Arjuna Award in 2019.
The Rajiv Gandhi Khel Award was recently renamed as Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award. It is presented to athletes for their outstanding achievements in the field of sports over a period of four years.