Indian men's hockey captain Harmanpreet Singh and Paralympic gold medal winner Praveen Kumar will be the other two recipients of the prestigious award that will be conferred upon them by President Droupadi Murmu, at a specially organised function at Rashtrapati Bhavan in the national capital on 17 January.
The Khel Ratna is the highest sporting honour for sportspersons in India.
The sports ministry also named 32 athletes, including 17 para-athletes, for the Arjuna awards.
The announcement came as a relief for shooter Manu Bhaker, whose name was initially missing from the list of nominees for the Khel Ratna award. Manu's father Ram Kishan and coach Jaspal Rana were furious over the snub.
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