National Sports Awards Ceremony live: The award winners are connected virtually to President Ram Nath Kovind at the Rashtrapati Bhavan from nine different Sports Authority of India-designated locations. An unprecedented five India athletes – cricketer Rohit Sharma, wrestler Vinesh Phogat, para athlete Mariyappan Thangavelu, women’s hockey team captain Rani Rampal, and paddler Manika Batra – will be virtually conferred with the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award.
The locations
The nine SAI designated centres are Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chandigarh, Bengaluru Pune, Sonepat, Hyderabad, Bhopal.
National sports Awards
Hello and welcome the live updates of the National Sports Awards 2020 being held virtually for the first time. The award winners will be connected virtually to President Ram Nath Kovind at the Rashtrapati Bhavan from nine different Sports Authority of India-designated locations
Source: Hindustan Times
