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Sania Mirza's name was officially
approved for the coveted Rajiv Gandhi
Khel Ratna award, becoming only the
second tennis player to be nominated
for the highest sporting honour. The
government also named the winners
of the 2015 Arjuna Awards. The list
has 17 sports-persons including
cricketer Rohit Sharma and shooter
Jitu Rai. Gymnast Dipa Karmakar,
hockey player P R Sreejesh, wrestling
duo of Bajrang and Babita, athlete M R
Poovamma, shuttler K Srikanth and
boxer Mandeep Jangra are among
those who won the Arjuna.
"It's a tremendous honour for me to be
conferred the Khel Ratna award and I
feel humbled with the love and
respect showered on me by my
country," Sania told PTI from Toronto.
"Representing my country in all
corners of the world has been my
great privilege for so many years and
this recognition of my efforts by the
government of India
 
is certain to
inspire me to earn more laurels for our
country. I would like to wish all my
fellow Indians a happy independence
day," she said.
Sania, currently ranked world number
one in women's doubles, scripted
history by becoming the first Indian to
win a women's doubles Grand Slam
title when she and Martina Hingis
clinched the Wimbledon trophy earlier
this year. Sania is only the second
tennis player after Leander Paes to be
named for the top award. Paes had
been bestowed the honour way back in
1996 after his bronze medal in the
Atlanta Olympics.
The 28-year-old, who has won three
mixed doubles Grand Slams in her
career, beat competition from squash
player Deepika Pallikal, discus thrower
Vikas Gowda, track and field star Tintu
Luka, rising shuttler P V Sindhu, and
hockey captain Sardar Singh for the
coveted honour.
 
The awards will be
conferred by the President Pranab
Mukherjee on August 29, the National
Sports Day. The Khel Ratna carries a
prize money of Rs 7.5 lakh along with a
citation, while the Arjuna awards come
with a cash prize of Rs 5 lakh and a
citation. source: 302 Found
 
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