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Khel Ratna and Arjuna award for Rio medal winners: Sports Ministry

New Delhi, May 24 (UNI) The Sports Ministry today said those athletes who bring medal for the country in the individual events in the upcoming Rio Games will be considered for this year's Khel Ratna and Arjuna awards.
The decision has been taken so that sportspesons need not wait for one full year after their medal-winning performances at the Olympic Games.
The medal winners in individual events who have already not been conferred with Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna in the past will be considered for the prestigious award.
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