Neeraj Chopra to receive Khel Ratna award on THIS date
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Apart from Neeraj, hockey team captain Manpreet Singh and goalkeeper PR Sreejesh along with cricketer Mithali Raj and national football team skipper Sunil Chhetri were the others named for the Khel Ratna award.
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports announced the National Sports Awards 2021 on Tuesday (October 2).
Tokyo Olympic gold medallist javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, silver medal-winning wrestler Ravi Kumar Dahiya, boxer Lovlina Borgohain, and Paralympic Games medallists Avani Lekhara, Pramod Bhagat, Krishna Nagar, Sumit Antil, and Manish Narwal are among a dozen who will be awarded the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award by the government.
Hockey team captain Manpreet Singh and goalkeeper PR Sreejesh along with cricketer Mithali Raj and national football team skipper Sunil Chhetri were the others named for the Khel Ratna award.
