22 August 2016

for the first time 4 players are being honored with Khel Ratna at once

Indian 2016 Olympic stars PV Sindhu, Dipa Karmakar, Jitu Rai & Sakshi Malik will be conferred with Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award. This is the first time 4 players are being honored with Khel Ratna at once. Sindhu has won silver in badminton. Sakshi Malik won bronze in wrestling. Gymnast Dipa and shooter Jitu were the other 2 players. They get 7.5 lakh cash prize, a medallion and a certificate.