National Sports Awards 2020: Athletes who have been nominated, here's a comprehensive list
National Sports Awards 2020: Athletes who have been nominated, here's a comprehensive list
Despite the fact that past few months have kept out fans from taking part in any sort of sporting action, the past 12 months or so have witnessed some phenomenal performances from athletes across various sports. From cricket to hockey. The sports fraternity of India has seen some sublime performances on the field during this time.
Focusing on some of the performances, many sporting bodies have sent their words of approbation for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna and Arjuna Award for the 2020 National Sports Award.
Take a look at the List:
Khel Ratna Award:
Neeraj Chopra (Javelin Throw)
Amit Panghal (Boxing)
Vikas Krishan (Boxing)
Rohit Sharma (Cricket)
Rani Rampal (Hockey)
Manika Batra (Table Tennis)
Vinesh Phogat (Wrestling)
Arjuna Award:
Dutee Chand (Athletics)
Arpinder Singh (Athletics)
Manjit Singh (Athletics)
PU Chitra (Athletics)
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty (Badminton)
Sameer Verma (Badminton)
Manish Kaushik (Boxing)
Lovlina Borgohain (Boxing)
Simranjit Kaur (Boxing)
Shikhar Dhawan (Cricket)
Ishant Sharma (Cricket)
Deepti Sharma (Cricket)
Vandana Kataria (Hockey)
Monika (Hockey)
Harmanpret Singh (Hockey)
Saurabh Chaudhary (Shooting)
Abhishek Verma (Shooting)
Manu Bhaker (Shooting)
Elavenil Valarivan (Shooting)
Suthirtha Mukherjee (Table Tennis)
Madhurika Patkar (Table Tennis)
Manav Thakkar (Table Tennis)
Mirabai Chanu (Weightlifting)
Ragala Venkat Rahul (Weightlifting)
Poonam Yadav (Weightlifting)
Sakshi Malik (Wrestling)
Deepak Punia (Wrestling)
Rahul Aware (Wrestling)
Sandeep Tomar (Wrestling)
Naveen (Wrestling)
With the deadline stretched out, more names are expected to be added.