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Sakshi Malik to be Conferred With Khel Ratna For Her Rio Olympic Medal
It has been decided that during an Olympic year, anyone who wins a medal will be automatically conferred with the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award
- Press Trust of India
- Updated: August 19, 2016 12:43 AM IST
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India's Sakshi Malik celebrates after winning the bronze medal at Rio Olympics 2016.© AFP
Highlights
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Olympic medallist Sakshi Malik is set to be conferred with Khel Ratna
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All Olympic medal winners from the country will receive the award
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Malik is yet to win an Arjuna Award
Rio de Janeiro:
Olympic bronze medal winning wrestler Sakshi Malik is all set to be conferred with country's highest sporting honour Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award as per policy decision by the government.
It has been decided that during Olympic years, anyone who wins a medal will be automatically conferred with the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award.
Sakshi has not yet got the Arjuna Award, but the policy decision by the government will ensure that she is directly considered for the Khel Ratna.
Gymnast Dipa Karmakar, who narrowly missed the bronze medal in Rio and shooter Jitu Rai, who was one of the two shooters to have made it to the final, are the other two who have been recommended for the prestigious award.
Topics mentioned in this article
Olympics 2016
India
Wrestling
Olympics
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