PV Sindhu, Sakshi Malik, Dipa Karmakar Honoured With Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna: Highlights
India's Rio Olympics stars PV Sindhu, Sakshi malik, Dipa Karmakar were honoured with the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award on Monday. 15 Other sportspersons received the Arjuna Award.
India's Rio Olympics stars PV Sindhu, Sakshi malik, Dipa Karmakar were honoured with the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award by President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday. 15 Other sportspersons received the Arjuna Award.
Here are the highlights of the event:
# PV Sindhu receives the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award after her silver medal winning effort in Rio Olympics
# Dipa Karmakar receives the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award after her fourth-place finish in gymnastics women's vault finals at Rio Olympics
# Shooter Jitu Rai gets the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna for his consistent efforts Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award
# Wrestler Sakshi Malik and Rio bronze medallist is all smile as she receives the
# Athletics coach Nagapuri Ramesh receives the Dronacharya award
# Virat Kohli's coach Rajkumar Sharma get the Dronacharya award
# Dipa Karmakar's coach Biseswar Nandi gets the Dronacharya award
# Swimmer S Pradeep Kumar gets the life time achievement award for his contribution to the sports.
# Mahavir Singh gets the lifetime achievement award for contribution to wrestling in India.
# Now the Arjuna Awardees will be honoured, archer Rajat Chauhan is the first to receive the award from president Pranab Mukherjee
# Lalita Babar (athletics) and Sourav Kothari (billiards and snooker), Shiva Thapa (boxing) get the Arjuna Award
# Footballer Subrata Paul gets the Arjuna Award
# Hockey players VR Raghunath and Rani get Arjuna for their consistent show in the last couple of years
# Shooters Gupreet Singh and Apurvi Chandela is here for the Arjuna Award. They represented India at Rio Olympics
# Wrestler Vinesh Phogat receives the award now. She got injured during the Rio Olympics after putting up a brave display
# Sylvanus Dung Dung gets the Dhyan Chand Award
# Rajendra Prahlad Shelke (rowing) gets the Dhyan Chand Award
# Tenzing Norgay award given to Nungshi and Tashi Malik, The twin sisters have scaled seven major peaks of the world
# Jounalist S Arumugam also gets honoured for his contribution to hockey