New Delhi. Amid experiences that Manu Bhaker, who gained two Olympic medals, can be ignored for the Dhyanchand Khel Ratna award this yr, a high supply in the Sports Ministry has said that the names have not been determined but and her name can be in the list when the awards are revealed in per week. Will be in. At the Paris Olympics in August, Manu grew to become the first participant from impartial India to win two medals at the identical Games when she gained bronze medals in the 10m air pistol particular person and blended workforce occasions.
Manu’s household said that that they had stuffed the utility for the award. A supply in the ministry said, “The final list has not been decided yet.” Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya will take a call on the suggestion in a day or two and there is each chance of Manu’s name being in the final list. Former Indian ladies’s hockey workforce captain Rani is in the 12-member award committee headed by retired Supreme Court decide V Ramasubramam. There are additionally former gamers together with Rampal. Under the ministry’s guidelines, gamers are additionally allowed to fill their nominations themselves.
The choice committee may take into account the names of those that have not utilized. The ministry claimed that Manu had not utilized however his father Ramkishan Bhakar said that he had utilized. He said, “Olympic Games don’t have any significance in India as a result of Manu was ignored for the Khel Ratna award regardless of successful two Olympic medals. What is the use of enjoying for the nation and successful medals when you must unfold your palms for respect. She has been constantly making use of for all the awards for the final two-three years and I’m a witness to this. This consists of Khel Ratna, Padmabhi and Padmabhushan awards.
It is understood that the committee has advisable the names of Indian hockey workforce captain Harmanpreet Singh, who gained the bronze medal in the Paris Olympics, and para athlete Praveen Kumar, who gained the gold medal in the excessive leap T64 class in the Paralympics, for Khel Ratna. Apart from these, it has additionally been advisable to provide Arjuna Award to 30 gamers.