Jaspal Rana now has been roped in as the High Performance coach for pistol shooters by the NRAI.

Jaspal Rana, a four-time Asian Games gold medallist, had a fall-out with Manu before the Tokyo Olympics but they reconciled before the last year's Paris Games

Cricketer Smriti Mandhana, wrestler-turned-politician Vinesh Phogat, golfer Aditi Ashok and para shooter Avani Lekhara were the other nominees.

The accident occurred on Mahendragarh bypass road in Charkhi Dadri area.

Manu Bhaker revealed that she has been training regularly over the past two and a half months.

The other two recipients of the country's highest sporting honour were men's hockey captain Harmanpreet Singh and Paralympic gold-winning high jumper Praveen Kumar

The iron pieces embedded in the centre of each Olympic medal weigh 18 grams (about two-thirds of an ounce).

Men's hockey captain Harmanpreet Singh and Paralympic gold medal winner Praveen Kumar will also get the prestigious award

Shooter Manu Bhaker opened India's medal tally at the Paris 2024 Olympics, making history by securing third place in the women's individual 10m air pistol event.

Manu Bhaker 's name has not been excluded from the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award list and the final names for the National Sports Awards have not been finalised yet, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS) sources said.