India’s tennis ace Sania Mirza on Saturday said it was a ‘huge honour’ to be conferred with the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna and the recognition will push her further to do well in future.
Meanwhile, Arjuna Award was conferred to 17 sportsperson, including PR Sreejesh (hockey), Dipa Karmakar (gymnastics), Jitu Rai (shooting), Babita (wrestling), Bajrang (wrestling), Rohit Sharma (cricket), K Srikanth (badminton), Manjeet Chhillar (kabaddi), Abhilasha Mhatre (kabaddi).