Kiren Rijiju made the announcement on the occasion of the 115th birth anniversary of hockey legend Dhyan Chand, which is celebrated as National Sports Day in India
The SAI said that 65 of the 74 awardees will attend the first-ever virtual National Sports Awards from its centres across the country due to the pandemic
Rohit Sharma, along with four others, will be conferred with the Khel Ratna on August 29 while Ishant Sharma and Deepti were among 27 who will be bestowed with the Arjuna Award
The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports on Friday announced the list of winners for Khel Ratna, Arjuna Award and other national sports awards for 2020
The National Sports Awards include the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, the Arjuna award, Dronacharya award and the Dhyan Chand award, conferred every year by the President of India at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on August 29
The National Sports Awards include the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, the Arjuna, Dronacharya and Dhyanchand honours, conferred every year by the President of India at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on August 29