Sports awards handed out in Delhi
August 29 is a significant day for Indian sportspeople. It is the birth anniversary of hockey legend Dhyanchand and that is why the countrys top sporting honours are given out on this day by the President.
This year Pankaj Advani got the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna at the Darbar Hall in Rashtrapati Bhawan. The 21-year-old is one of the youngest recipients of Indias top sporting honour.
Its important for a sportsman to keep performing. This is of course a huge honour, to get the countrys highest prize, but I must keep winning. My next target will be the Doha Asian Games, said Pankaj Advani, 2005 Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna awardee.
The notable Arjuna awardees on Tuesday evening included Commonwealth Games hero Gagan Narang, nine-time badminton champion Aparna Popat and Indian hockey star Viren Rasquinha, whose father accepted the prize on his behalf.