Khel Ratna award won’t be shared: Sports Ministry
NEW DELHI, March 17: The country’s highest sports award Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna will not be shared by two or more persons in future except in case of Olympic medal winners, Sports Ministry said on Wednesday.
In the past there were occasions when Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna was awarded to more than one person, but the ministry said such cases would be an exception in future.
“There will be only one award every year in the category of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award to be given to an individual sportsperson. This condition will be relaxed only in exceptional circumstances viz, winning of an Olympic medal,” the ministry said.
This decision was taken following recommendations by a committee formed by Department of Sports in August last year to review the process of selection for National Sports Awards.
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