New Delhi: India table tennis star Achanta Sharath Kamal has been recommended for the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna award.
The two-time Asian Games medallist was the only athlete recommended among the 42 Khel Ratna aspirants, by the selection committee, headed by retired Supreme Court judge, Justice AM Khanwilkar.
Sharath Kamal will be the second table tennis player to get the Khel Ratna after Manika Batra.
For the Arjuna Award, a total of 25 names have been recommended including Lakshya Sen, Nikhat Zareen, chess prodigy R Praggnanandhaa, Anshu Malik and Sarita Mor.
Check the complete list:
Khel Ratna Award recommendations: Achanta Sharath Kamal
Arjuna Award recommendations: Seema Punia (athletics), Eldhose Paul (athletics), Avinash Sable (athletics), Lakshya Sen (badminton), HS Prannoy (badminton), Amit Panghal (boxing), Nikhat Zareen (boxing), Bhakti Kulkarni (chess), R Praggnanandha (chess), Deep Grace Ekka (hockey), Shushila Devi (judo), Sakshi Kumari (kabaddi), Nayan Moni Saikia (lawn bowls), Sagar Ovhalkar (mallakhamb), Elavenil Valarivan (shooting), Om Prakash Mitharval (shooting), Sreeja Akula (table tennis), Vikas Thakur (weightlifting), Anshu Malik (wrestling), Sarita Mor (wrestling), Parveen (wushu), Manashi Joshi (para badminton), Tarun Dhillon (para badminton), Swapnil Patil (para swimming), Jerlin Anika J (deaf badminton)
