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  Odisha govt recommends para shuttler Pramod Bhagat for Khel Ratna

  Other Sports | July 06, 2021 15:47 IST

  The department of sports and youth services (DSYS) of Odisha has also recommended the Indian women's hockey team vice-captain Deep Grace Ekka for the Arjuna Award.

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  Sai Praneeth nominated for Khel Ratna with K Srikanth

  Other Sports | July 01, 2021 14:10 IST

  The Badminton Association of India (BAI) also nominated HS Prannoy, Pranav Jerry Chopra and Sameer Verma for the Arjuna Awards. 

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  BCCI to recommend Mithali, Ashwin for Khel Ratna;

  Cricket | June 30, 2021 16:35 IST

  For Arjuna Award, the Board will send the names of senior batsman Shikhar Dhawan, who was ignored last year, K L Rahul and pacer Jasprit Bumrah.

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  Didn't recommend Khel Ratna for myself: Manika Batra

  Other Sports | August 30, 2020 9:41 IST

  This year's award came with its set of criticism as many questioned if Manika did enough to be recommended by the National Sports Award Selection Committee.

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  Prize money of National Sports Awards set to be hiked: Ministry source

  Other Sports | August 20, 2020 18:20 IST

  Currently, the Khel Ratna comes with a cash prize of Rs 7.5 lakh, while the Arjuna awardees get Rs 5 lakh.

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  Sprinter Hima Das nominated for Khel Ratna award

  Other Sports | June 15, 2020 19:32 IST

  The 20-year-old from Dhing village in Assam is one of the youngest nominees for Khel Ratna this year.

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  Ravindra Jadeja recommended for Arjuna award, Deepa Malik for Khel Ratna

  Cricket | August 17, 2019 19:35 IST

  Malik won silver in shot put in the F53 classification and also bagged two bronze medals (javelin F53-54 and shot put F51-52-53) at the Asian Games.

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  Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat nominated for Khel Ratna by wrestling federation

  Other Sports | April 29, 2019 14:52 IST

  Bajrang and Vinesh's names were sent by WFI owing to their remarkable performances in the last couple of years.

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  Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulates National Sports Awards winners

  Other Sports | September 26, 2018 17:41 IST

  In a series of tweets, the Prime Minister congratulated all the athletes and coaches who have been conferred with the awards.

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  From Salman Khan buffs to 'ghar ki lassi', National Sports awardees display candor on fans' questions

  Other Sports | September 25, 2018 20:20 IST

  The National Awardees came together to reply to their fans in on a variety of subjects.

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  Bajrang Punia unlikely to move court after mentor Yogeshwar Dutt's timely advise

  Other Sports | September 22, 2018 8:15 IST

  Snubbed for the country's highest sporting honour, Bajrang on Thursday met Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, who had assured that his case will be considered.

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  Miffed wrestler Bajrang Punia meets Sports Minister after Khel Ratna snub

  Other Sports | September 21, 2018 15:58 IST

  Bajrang Punia, who won gold medals at the Commonwealth Games and Asian Games, has been snubbed for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award this year.

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  Virat Kohli, Mirabai Chanu recommended for Khel Ratna; Neeraj, Smriti, Bopanna picked for Arjuna

  Other Sports | September 17, 2018 17:40 IST

  The BCCI has been nominating Kohli for the Khel Ratna for the past three years but in 2016, it was given to Sakshi Malik, PV Sindhu and Deepa Karmakar for their good show at the Rio Olympic Games.

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  CWG 2018 gold medallist Neeraj Chopra recommended for Khel Ratna award

  Other Sports | April 27, 2018 21:44 IST

  The 20-year-old Chopra, who also won the gold medal in the 2016 world junior championships, has also been recommended for the Arjuna Award by the federation.

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  BCCI has not recommended any name for Khel Ratna award

  Cricket | June 27, 2013 20:48 IST

  New Delhi, Jun 27: The BCCI this year hasn't forwarded any name for the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, the highest honour for active sportspersons in the country, since the cricket board didn't find

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  I Have Stopped Thinking About Khel Ratna Award: Gagan Narang

  Other Sports | October 07, 2010 13:21 IST

  New Delhi, Oct 7:  Indian ace shooter Gagan Narang, who struck a pot of gold at the Commonwealth Games here, said he has stopped thinking about the prestigious Khel Ratna award, a honour that missed