Neeraj Chopra leads star cast at National Sports Awards presentation
The Hindu
Para-athletes feted like never before; Sajjan Singh, Devinder Singh Garcha receive loudest cheers
Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra led the star cast at the National Sports Awards presentation ceremony but para-athletes stole the show at the Durbar Hall of Rashtrapati Bhawan on Saturday.
Neeraj was among the 12 recipients of the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award from the President Mr. Ram Nath Kovind The award carries a medallion, a certificate and ₹25 lakh.
Each time the name of a para-athlete was announced, the large gathering that included Sports Minister Anurag Thakur, cheered loudly.
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