Vijay, Yogeshwar conferred Khel Ratna; 25 get Arjuna awards

August 29, 2012 18:43

While we await confirmations or otherwise on the 'hijack' at Amsterdam, in other news, Olympic medallists Vijay Kumar and Yogeshwar Dutt were today jointly conferred the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award -- the country's highest sporting honour.

An unprecedented 25 sportspersons were honoured with the Arjuna awards in a glittering ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhawan here. A loud applause greeted the two Olympic heroes as they received their Khel Ratna Awards from President Pranab Mukherjee in the presence of a host of Ministers, dignitaries and sports celebrities.

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