The government of India announced sports awards Friday evening and cricketer Rohit Sharma, hockey player Rani Rampal, para athletic Mariyappan T, table tennis player Manik Batra and wrestler Vinesh bagged the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna awards.
Dronacharya award
Shri Dharmendra Tiwary (Archery), Shri Purushotham Rai (Athletics), Shri Shiv Singh (Boxing), Shri Romesh Pathania (Hockey), Shri Krishan Kumar Hooda (Kabaddi), Shri Vijay Bhalchandra Munishwar (Para Powerlifting), Shri Naresh Kumar (Tennis) and Shri Om Parkash Dahiya(Wrestling) have been named for Dronacharya lifetime achievement awards.
Arjuna awards
Arjuna Award will be conferred upon Shri Atanu Das (Archery), Ms. Dutee Chand (Athletics), Shri Satwik Sairaj Rankireddy (Badminton), Shri Chirag Chandrasekhar Shetty (Badminton), Shri Vishesh Bhriguvanshi (Basketball), Subedar Manish Kaushik (Boxing), Ms. Lovlina Borgohain (Boxing), Shri Ishant Sharma (Cricket), Ms. Deepti Sharma (Cricket), Shri Sawant Ajay Anant (Equestrian), Shri Sandesh Jhingan (Football), Ms. Aditi Ashok (Golf), Shri Akashdeep Singh (Hockey), Ms. Deepika (Hockey), Shri Deepak (Kabaddi), Shri Kale Sarika Sudhakar (Kho Kho), Shri Dattu Baban Bhokanal (Rowing), Ms. Manu Bhaker (Shooting), Shri Saurabh Chaudhary (Shooting), Ms. Madhurika Suhas Patkar (Table Tennis), Shri Divij Sharan (Tennis), Shri Shiva Keshavan (Winter Sports), Ms. Divya Kakran (Wrestling), Shri Rahul Aware (Wrestling), Shri Suyash Narayan Jadhav (Para Swimming), Shri Sandeep (Para Athletics) and Shri Manish Narwal (Para Shooting).
The awardees will receive their awards from the Hon’ble President of India at a specially organized function through virtual mode from Rashtrapati Bhawan on 29th August, 2020.