Sports awards committee to meet on August 17, 18 to select 2020 winners

The National Sports Awards include the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, the Arjuna award, Dronacharya award and the Dhyan Chand award, conferred every year by the President on August 29

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Just like last year, a single selection committee has been constituted to pick the awardees among both athletes and coaches. Representative Image | Twitter

Press Trust of India New Delhi

2 min read Last Updated : Aug 15 2020 | 7:08 PM IST

The 12-member committee constituted by the sports ministry to select this year's National Sports Awards will meet here on August 17 and 18 to handpick the winners.

The meeting will be held in person at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) headquarters here.

Former India cricketer Virender Sehwag, hockey stalwart Sardar Singh, Paralympic silver-medallist Deepa Malik, former table tennis player Monalisa Baruah Mehta, boxer Venkatesan Devarajan as well as journalists Alok Sinha and Neeru Bhatia will be a part of the panel headed by Retired Supreme Court Justice, Mukundakam Sharma.

Besides, the committee will also have representation from the Sports

Topics : Sports Authority of India Arjun Tendulkar Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Dhyan Chand Bharat Ratna