Saina Nehwal to get Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award
President Pratibha Patil will present the award to Nehwal in a ceremony which will be held on August 29 in New Delhi. The award carries a scroll of honour, medal and a cash prize of Rs 7.5 lakhs.
INDIA'S ACE badminton player Saina Nehwal is on an all time high as she has been conferred with coveted Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award in New Delhi. Thus, the purple patch in her career just got extended as she has recently clinched three back to back tournaments that included Indian Open, Singapore Super Series and Indonesia Super Series. The Khel Ratna Award is the highest award given by the government to a sports person in the country.
Currently ranked world number 2, Saina extended her gratitude to the government and said although she has won several honours nothing is at par with the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, though she had previously won Arjuna Award last August, Padma Shri in January followed by the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award. Talking about the tournament vcictories, Saina said that she was ecstatic and happy over the positive turn of events. Saina further stated that notwithstanding the hard work, she is enjoying the adulation it has brought to her and the award will drive her to get more honours for the country. President Pratibha Patil will present the award to Nehwal in a ceremony which will be held on August 29 in New Delhi. The award carries a scroll of honour, medal and a cash prize of Rs 7.5 lakhs.
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