Sharath Kamal Nominated for Khel Ratna Award

New Delhi: Commonwealth Games 2022 table tennis Sharath Kamal was nominated for the prestigious Khel Ratna Award.

Sharath Kamal will be the second table tennis player after Manika Batra to get Khel Ratna. He won three gold medals and one silver medal in Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022.

Reportedly, Sharath Kamal is the only sportsperson nominated for Khel Ratna by India’s National Sports awards selection team.

Apart from nominating Sharath Kamal’s name for the Khel Ratna, the national sports awards selection committee recommended 25 sportspersons for Arjuna Awards.

List of Athletes recommended for Arjuna Award for 2022

Seema Punia (athletics), Eldhose Paul (athletics), Avinash Sable (athletics), Lakshya Sen (badminton), HS Prannoy (badminton), Amit Panghal (boxing), Nikhat Zareen (boxing), Bhakti Kulkarni (chess), R Praggnanandha (chess), Deep Grace Ekka (hockey), Sushila Devi (judo), Sakshi Kumari (kabaddi), Nayan Moni Saikia (lawn bowls), Sagar Ovhalkar (mallakhamba), Elavenil Valarivan (shooting), Om Prakash Mitharval (shooting), Sreeja Akula (table tennis), Vikas Thakur (weightlifting), Anshu Malik (wrestling), Sarita Mor (wrestling), Parveen (wushu), Manashi Joshi (para-badminton), Tarun Dhillon (para-badminton), Swapnil Patil (para swimming), Jerlin Anika J (deaf badminton)