Vijay Goel, the union sports minister, said on Saturday that Paralympic medallists will be considered for Rajiv Khel Ratna from next year.
Union sports minister Vijay Goel (second from right) poses with Rio Olympics silver medallist P.V. Sindhu (from left), Dronacharya Award-winning athletics coach Nagapuri Ramesh and chief national badminton coach Pullela Gopichand during a visit to the Gopichand Badminton Academy in Hyderabad on Saturday. (Photo: S. Surender REddy)
Hyderabad: Vijay Goel, the union sports minister, said on Saturday that Paralympic medallists will be considered for Rajiv Khel Ratna from next year.
Goel, who visited both academies run by chief national badminton coach Pullela Gopichand on Saturday, also touched upon the report submitted by SAI on India’s dismal Rio show. “We are making an in-depth study of the report and making a serious introspection on it.”
( Source : Deccan Chronicle. )
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