Indian pacer Ishant Sharma is included in the list of 29 players in the list of recommended players by the Sports Ministry for the Arjuna Award. Hockey player Deepika Thakur, archer Atanu Das, tennis player Divij Sharan, cricketer Deepak Hooda and are among other players who have been recommended for the prestigious award.
Sakshi Malik Olympic bronze medalist and Mirabai Chanu who is the former world champion weightlifter have received the support of the committee, but the final decision is all upon Sports Minister Kiran Rijiju.
Sakshi was the winner of Khel Ratna after winning a bronze medal at the Rio Olympics in 2016, while Meerabai also won the award for winning the gold medal at the World Championship in 2018.
Rohit Sharma and Vinesh Phogat, women wrestler Vinesh Phoghat are among the top four athletes recommended for this year’s Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, which is the country’s highest sporting honor. The other two contenders are the paddler Manika Batra and Rio Paralympic high jump gold-winner Mariappan Thangavelu.
