The Ministry's National Sports Awards record lists Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty jointly for the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna 2023 in badminton. The announcement and presentation were around the turn of 2023–24, so a January 2024 ceremony does not change the award's label year. This is why a careful answer says “the 2023 award” rather than merely “won in 2024.”
The award is a government honour for sporting excellence, not an Olympic medal or a BWF championship. The pair's competition record must be checked in tournament sources, while the awardee list verifies the honour. An exam option may swap Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna with the Dronacharya Award, which primarily recognises coaches. Another may list one partner but omit the other even though the official entry names them as a team. Compare the exact awardee line before selecting.
Worked example: A national award list gives an award year for Rankireddy and Shetty, while the ceremony may occur in a later calendar year. Read the official label on the list and distinguish it from presentation date. A headline about a pair's tournament win is not automatically an award citation. Record person or pair, award category and year together.
Active recall: Why can “award year 2023” and “ceremony in 2024” both be true for this pair?