Who was nominated as the sole Khel Ratna nominee for the National Sports Awards 2025 (to be presented in 2026)?
- Hardik Singh — Hockey
- Tejaswin Shankar — Athletics
- Divya Deshmukh — Chess
- Neeraj Chopra — Athletics
Answer: Hardik Singh — Indian men's hockey team vice-captain
Hardik Singh was the only athlete nominated for the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna at the National Sports Awards 2025. The nominations were finalised on 24 December 2025. A two-time Olympic bronze medallist (Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024), he had also won the FIH Player of the Year award in 2023 and received the Arjuna Award in 2021.