Odia Para-Olympian Pramod Bhagat receives Khel Ratna Award

New Delhi: Odia para-Olympian Pramod Bhagat, who won a gold medal in the Tokyo Paralympics, received the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award on Saturday.

President of India, Ram Nath Kovind in a special function at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi conferred the para-shuttler on Saturday.

President Kovind conferred Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award, 2021 on Pramod Bhagat in recognition of his outstanding achievements in Para Badminton.

President Kovind confers Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award, 2021 on Shri Pramod Bhagat in recognition of his outstanding achievements in Para Badminton.

• Gold Medal in 2020 Tokyo Paralympics
• Two Gold Medals in World Para Badminton Championship, 2019 pic.twitter.com/KqFQng553h

— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) November 13, 2021

Bhagat had bagged a gold medal in 2020 Tokyo Paralympics and two gold medals in World Para Badminton Championship, 2019