The awardees will receive their awards from the President of India at a specially organized function at Rashtrapati Bhavan on January 9, 2024 (Tuesday) at 11:00 hours, as per a press release from the ministry.
Khel Ratna is the country's highest sporting honour given annually by the Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. The nominated stars receive their awards from the President of India.
Since 2022, the duo has won five BWF World Tour titles, historic Thomas Cup, medals at World Championships, Asian Championships, Asian Games and Commonwealth Games.
They played their fourth final of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour this year, having won other three of them - Swiss Open 2023, Indonesia Open 2023 and Korea Open 2023 - earlier this year.
India's ace shuttler HS Prannoy bowed out of the ongoing China Masters 2023 tournament after losing his Round of 16 clash against Japan's Kodai Naraoka on Friday.
India's star shuttler duo Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty stormed into the semi-final of the ongoing China Masters on Friday with a third consecutive straight-set victory.
Prannoy and Satwiksairaj-Chirag both World Championships bronze medalists registered straight game wins to move to the pre-quarterfinals stage, as per Olympics.com.
The final leg of the seventh edition of the 'Junior Badminton Championship (JBC) 2023' culminated at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi, where numerous Badminton champions emerged victorious in five different categories for the Delhi chapter of JBC
Despite their remarkable dominance on the court and breaking unprecedented records, India's Badminton stars Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty express a continual desire to achieve more and inspire the next generation.