29 Aug : The National Sports awards were conferred on 25 sportspersons at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Saturday since the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award was presented to three sportspersons .
The prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award was presented to three sportspersons, two boxers -Women’s World champion M C Marykom and Beijing bronze medalist Vijender Singh, and Bronze medalist wrestler Sushil Kumar.
Cricketer Gautam Gambhir, ace badminton player Saina Nehwal, Asian chess champion Tania Sachdev and hockey player Ignace Tirkey
However, Hockey’s great Dhayan Chand’s birthday was observed as National Sports Day today.