The name of Major Dhyan Chand is attached to two different national sports honours. The Dhyan Chand Award itself is given for

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The Dhyan Chand Award is the lifetime-achievement honour.
It recognises those who contributed by their own performance and who continue to promote sport after retiring from active competition.
Since 2021 the Khel Ratna also carries his name, which is why two quite different awards can both be described as the Dhyan Chand award.

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This is the trap the 2021 renaming created. The lifetime award and the highest honour now share a name, and the criterion is the only reliable way to tell which one a question means.

Concept: Two awards carrying the same name
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The rule this testsThe national sports awards and their criteria

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The name of Major Dhyan Chand is attached to two different national sports honours. The Dhyan Chand Award itself is given for

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