Para Athlete Devendra Jhajharia and Hockey player Sardar Singh were selected for the Rajeev Gandhi Khel Ratna 2017. Instituted in the year 1991-92, it is given for the spectacular and most outstanding performance in the field of sports by a sportsperson over a period of four year. The first recipient was Grandmaster Vishwanathan Anand. The winners will receive a statuettes, certificate and cash prize of Rs 7.5 lakh.