Apart from Sharma, Mariyappan T. (Para Athletics), Manika Batra (Table Tennis), Vinesh (Wrestling) and Rani (Hockey) will also be conferred with Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award.
The Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Sports Awards are given every year to the most outstanding performance by a sportsperson over a period of four years, whereas Arjuna Award is given for consistent outstanding performance for four years.
Dronacharya Award goes to the coaches for producing medal winners at prestigious international sports events; Dhyan Chand Award is for life time contribution to sports development and Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puraskar is given to the corporate entities (both in private and public sector) and individuals who have played a visible role in the area of sports promotion and development.
President Ram Nath Kovind will hand over the awards in a video-only ceremony from Rashtrapati Bhawan on August 29, 2020.
Based on the recommendations, the government has decided to confer awards upon the following sportspersons, coaches and entities under various categories.
Here's the complete lists of awardees this year:
RAJIV GANDHI KHEL RATNA AWARD
Mariyappan T.: Para Athletics
Manika Batra: Table Tennis
Jude Felix Sebastian: Hockey
Yogesh Malviya: Mallakhamb
Kuldeep Kumar Handoo: Wushu
Gaurav Khanna: Para Badminton
Satwik Sairaj Rankireddy: Badminton
Chirag Chandrasekhar Shetty: Badminton
Vishesh Bhriguvanshi: Basketball
Subedar Manish Kaushik: Boxing
Lovlina Borgohain: Boxing
Sawant Ajay Anant: Equestrian
Sandesh Jhingan: Football
Kale Sarika Sudhakar: Kho Kho
Dattu Baban Bhokanal: Rowing
Saurabh Chaudhary: Shooting
Madhurika Suhas Patkar: Table Tennis
Shiva Keshavan: Winter Sports
Suyash Narayan Jadhav: Para Swimming
Manish Narwal: Para Shooting
Kuldip Singh Bhullar: Athletics
Pradeep Shrikrishna Gandhe: Badminton
Trupti Murgunde: Badminton
Sukhvinder Singh Sandhu: Football
J. Ranjith Kumar: Para Athletics
Satyaprakash Tiwari: Para Badminton
Late Shri Sachin Nag: Swimming
Netarpal Hooda: Wrestling
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