Indian ladies folks’s cricket captain Mithali Raj, Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra, wrestler Ravi Kumar, para shooter Avani Lekhara and Indian football crew skipper Sunil Chhetri had been amongst the 12 athletes who bought the Valuable Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award on Saturday.
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The flagbearer of Indian Girls’s Cricket @BCCIWomen has added one more feather to her cap.
Congratulations to @M_Raj03 for becoming the important Indian lady cricketer to get the authorized Valuable Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award. We’re satisfied with you. pic.twitter.com/pvZrDHyYGo
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The President of India Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday conferred Nationwide Sports Awards to the athletes. Lovlina Borgohain (Boxing), Sreejesh P.R (Hockey), Sumit Antil (Para Athletics), Pramod Bhagat (Para Badminton), Manish Narwal (Para Taking pictures), and Manpreet Singh (Hockey) are diverse athletes who had been confered with the authorized award.
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Krishna Nagar (Para Badminton) become furthermore slated to get the Khel Ratna Award but needed to omit the event after the surprising demise of his mother.
All men’s Hockey India crew who obtained the historical bronze medal in Tokyo 2020 Olympics has been awarded Arjun Award with the exceptions of PR Sreejesh and Manpreet Singh — both awarded the Khel Ratna Award. Valuable Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award is given for the spectacular and most eminent efficiency within the field of sports activities by a sportsperson over a interval of the old four years.
The specifically organised award feature is being held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. Nationwide Sports Awards are given once a year to recognise and reward excellence in sports activities.
