New Delhi, Aug 29 (ANI): On the occasion of National Sports Day, Rio-returned Olympic heroes PV Sindhu, Sakshi Malik, Dipa Karmakar and Jitu Rai were honoured with the Khel Ratna by President Pranab Mukherjee at the Rashtrapati Bhawan in national capital on Monday. The award is given for the most outstanding performance by a sportsperson over a period of four years. Six coaches have been honoured with Dronacharya Awards, including Nagapuri Ramesh for Athletics, Sagar Mal Dhayal for Boxing and Raj Kumar Sharma for Cricket and Bishweshwar Nandi. Besides, 15 sportspersons were bestowed upon with the Arjuna Awards, among them are Olympian runner Lalita Babar, cricketer Ajinkya Rahane, boxer Shiva Thapa and wrestler Vinesh Phogat.
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