THE GOVERNMENT RENAMED ' RAJEEV GANDHI KHEL RATNA AWARD ' AS MAJOR DHYANCHAND KHEL RATNA AWARD 
HE WAS A FIELD HOCKEY PLAYER 1926 TO 1949
HE ALSO PLAYED OLYMPIC 1928-32-36 THAT HAS WON THE GOLD BY INDIAN HOCKY TEAM 
HE WAS BORN ON 29 AUGUST 1905 THIS DAY INDIA OBSERVED as national sports day 

major dhyan chand khel ratna award is india's highest sports award

abhinav bindra is youngest player recipient 2001 and frist grand master of india mr vishwanathan anand was the frist recipient of this highest sport award  in 1991