________ is the youngest recipient of the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award.

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  1. Geet Sethi
  2. Virat Kohli
  3. Vishwanathan Anand
  4. Abhinav Bindra

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Option 4 : Abhinav Bindra
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The correct answer is option 4 i.e Abhinav Bindra.

Key Points

  • The Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna now named Major Dhyanchand Khel Ratna Award is the highest sports award in India.
    • Award is named after Rajiv Gandhi, the former Prime Minister of India.
    • Awarded by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.
    • Instituted in 1991.
    • Viswanathan Anand is the first recipient of the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award.
    • Sport shooter Abhinav Bindra is the youngest recipient of the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award.
    • Last awarded in 2019.
    • Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award winners 2019: Deepa Malik and Bajrang Punia.

Additional Information

  • Abhinav Bindra is a former Indian sport shooter.
    • He is India's individual Olympic gold medalist.
    • He won India's first individual Olympic gold medal in the 2008 Summer Olympics.
  • Virat Kohli is an Indian Cricketer.
    • He was honoured with the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award in 2018.
  • Geet Sethi is a professional player of English billiards.
    • He was honoured with the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award in 1992.
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