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Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Awards
August 18 , 2019
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- Bajrang Punia and Celebrated para-athlete Deepa Malik are selected for Rajiv Gandhi kehl Ratna award in 2019.
- Deepa became the first Indian female athlete to win a Paralympics medal, when she won a silver at the 2016 Games.
- Last year, she shifted to javelin and discus throw and created a new Asian record in Jakarta, becoming the only Indian woman to win medals in three consecutive Asian Para Games (2010, 2014, 2018).
- She will become the second para-athlete to be honoured with the prestigious award after javelin thrower Devendra Jhajharia in 2017.
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- Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award is the highest sporting award in India.
- It is awarded annually by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.
- The Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award can be given maximum three persons in a year.
- Viswanathan Anand was the first awardee of the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award in 1992.
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