India’s best-performing athletes were on January 9 conferred with the national sports awards by President Droupadi Murmu in a regal ceremony where cricketer Mohammed Shami and para archer Sheetal Devi walked in to a rapturous applause at the Rashtrapati Bhawan. Shuttlers Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy were chosen for the coveted Major Dhyan Chand Khel …
On wrestler Vinesh Phogat returning her Khel Ratna Award to protest against the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij on Wednesday said that “these tactics of returning awards” must be stopped. “…These tactics of returning awards should be stopped. The players have earned these awards. Their awards cannot be taken back …
India’s premier badminton men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty is in line to receive the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award, the country’s highest sports prize. The pair has had a remarkable year, reaching as many as six finals, winning five. They won at the Asian Games, Asian Championships, Swiss Open, Indonesia …