Who among the following is NOT an awardee of the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2024?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Ms. Jyothi Yarraji
The Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award is India’s highest sporting honour. The awards for 2024, announced in January 2025, went to four sportspersons:
D. Gukesh — chess, the youngest world chess champion
Harmanpreet Singh — hockey, captain of the team that won bronze at Paris 2024
Praveen Kumar — para-athletics, gold in the high jump (T64) at the Paris Paralympics
Manu Bhaker — shooting, two bronze medals at the Paris Olympics
Jyothi Yarraji, the 100 m hurdler, is not among them; she received the Arjuna Award 2024.