New Delhi. Amid reports that Manu Bhaker, who won two Olympic medals, will be ignored for the Dhyanchand Khel Ratna award this year, a top source in the Sports Ministry has said that the names have not been decided yet and her name will be in the list when the awards are revealed in a week. Will be in. At the Paris Olympics in August, Manu became the first player from independent India to win two medals at the same Games when she won bronze medals in the 10m air pistol individual and mixed team events.
Manu’s family said that they had filled the application for the award. A source in the ministry said, “The final list has not been decided yet.” Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya will take a decision on the recommendation in a day or two and there is every possibility of Manu’s name being in the final list. Former Indian women’s hockey team captain Rani is in the 12-member award committee headed by retired Supreme Court judge V Ramasubramam. There are also former players including Rampal. Under the ministry’s rules, players are also allowed to fill their nominations themselves.
The selection committee may also consider the names of those who have not applied. The ministry claimed that Manu had not applied but his father Ramkishan Bhakar said that he had applied. He said, “Olympic Games have no importance in India because Manu was ignored for the Khel Ratna award despite winning two Olympic medals. What is the use of playing for the country and winning medals when you have to spread your hands for respect. She has been continuously applying for all the awards for the last two-three years and I am a witness to this. This includes Khel Ratna, Padmabhi and Padmabhushan awards.
It is understood that the committee has recommended the names of Indian hockey team captain Harmanpreet Singh, who won the bronze medal in the Paris Olympics, and para athlete Praveen Kumar, who won the gold medal in the high jump T64 category in the Paralympics, for Khel Ratna. Apart from these, it has also been recommended to give Arjuna Award to 30 players.
