Team India cricketer Ishant Sharma, shooter Manu Bhaker, Shutler Satwik Sairaj Rankireddy are among the 27 athletes who will be conferred with Arjuna Award for 2020. Meanwhile, Rohit Sharma is amongst 4 other sports personalities who will be prested with the 2020 Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award. She had even won bronze in the 2019 Asian Wrestling Championships. Also, Dharmendra Tiwary (archery), Purushotham Rai (athletics), Shiv Singh ( boxing), Romesh Pathania ( hockey), Krishan Kumar Hooda (kabaddi), Vijay Bhalchandra Munishwar (para powerlifting), Naresh Kumar (tennis), and Om Parkash Dahiya (wrestling) will receive Dronacharya Lifetime award. Yogesh Malviya (Mallakhamb), Jaspal Rana (Shooting), Kuldeep Kumar Handoo (Wushu), and Gaurav Khanna (Para Badminton) will be conferred with Dronacharya Award in the regular category.

Source: dna August 21, 2020 12:45 UTC