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President Murmu presents National Sports Awards

President Droupadi Murmu presented the National Sports Awards at Rashtrapati Bhavan, with 17 sportspersons receiving the Arjuna Award, including decathlete Tejaswin Shankar and chess players Divya Deshmukh and…

President Murmu presents National Sports Awards
President Murmu presents National Sports Awards — image via Economic Times — Credit: Economic Times

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President Droupadi Murmu presented the National Sports Awards at Rashtrapati Bhavan, with 17 sportspersons receiving the Arjuna Award, including decathlete Tejaswin Shankar and chess players Divya Deshmukh and Vidit Gujrathi. No Khel Ratna was awarded for the first time since 2014, following a review of the selection recommendations.

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