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Virat Kohli, Mirabai Chanu, other athletes conferred with Khel Ratna, Arjuna Awards by President Ram Nath Kovind
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Current Indian skipper in all the format of cricket, Virat Kohli on Tuesday was awarded the the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award by President Ram Nath Kovind at the Rashtrapati Bhawan. The batting maestro, who has single handedly taken India to victory on many occasions, is currently the number one batsman in both ODIs and Tests as per ICC rankings. The 29-year-old has scored 35 centuries in the 50-over format and has 23 tons under his name in Test cricket. In the recently concluded Test series against England, Kohli stood first among the batsmen with 593 runs in 10 innings. (PTI Photo)
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President Ram Nath Kovind confers Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award on weightlifter Mirabai Chanu at the National Sports and Adventure Award 2018 function at Rashtrapti Bhawan. She won a gold medal in Commonwealth Games (CWG) in 2018. Her achievments also include a gold medal in IWF World championship 2017 and a silver medal in CWG 2014. (PTI Photo)
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Star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra received Arjuna Award at the National Sports and Adventure Award 2018 function, at Rashtrapti Bhawan in New Delhi. Chopra, who holds the national record in javelin, bagged twin golds at the Commonwealth and Asian Games held this year. (PTI Photo)
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Junior world champion sprinter Hima Das was awarded the Arjuna Award by President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday at the National Sports and Adventure Award 2018 function. (PTI Photo)
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President Ram Nath Kovind presents Arjuna Award to athlete Naib Subedar Jinson Johnson at the National Sports and Adventure Award 2018 function at Rashtrapti Bhawan in New Delhi, Tuesday, Sep 25, 2018. (PTI Photo)
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Rahi Sarnobat, who secured a gold medal in the 18th edition of the Asian Games held at Indonesia, was awarded Arjuna Award 2018 for her achievments. The shooter had previously bagged a bronze medal in Asian Games 2014. (Source: Twitter/rashtrapatibhvn)
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Manika Batra was awarded Arjuna Award 2018 at the National Sports and Adventure Award 2018 function at Rashtrapti Bhawan in New Delhi, Tuesday, Sep 25, 2018. She bagged four medals, including gold in the Commonwealth Games held in Australia this year. (Source: Twitter/rashtrapatibhvn)
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N Sikki Reddy was awarded the Arjuna Award 2018 by the President on Tuesday. The Indian shuttler won a bronze medal in women doubles event in Commonwealth Games held earlier this year. She also won a gold medal in the mixed team category in the same event. (Source: Twitter/rashtrapatibhvn)
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President Kovind confers Arjuna Award 2018 upon Shri Manpreet Singh in Hockey. He won Bronze Medal (Men Team) in Asian Games 2018, Gold Medal (Men Team) in Asia Cup 2017, Silver Medal (Men Team) in CWG 2014 and Gold Medal (Men Team) in Asian Games 2014. (Source: Twitter/rashtrapatibhvn)
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President Kovind confers Arjuna Award 2018 upon G Sathiyan for his outstanding achievements in Table Tennis. His achievments include gold medal (Men Team) in CWG 2018, silver medal (Men Doubles) in CWG 2018, bronze medal (Mixed Doubles) in CWG 2018 and bronze medal (Men Team) in Asian Games 2018. (Source: Twitter/rashtrapatibhvn)
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President Kovind confers Arjuna Award 2018 upon Savita Punia for her outstanding achievements in Hockey. (Source: Twitter/rashtrapatibhvn)
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President Kovind confers Arjuna Award 2018 upon Shubhankar Sharma for his outstanding achievements in Golf. (Source: Twitter/rashtrapatibhvn)