'It Was a Long Wait But Gave Double the Joy': Vinesh Phogat on Khel Ratna Recommendation

Wrestler Vinesh Phogat said that it has been a long wait for her to get the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award but now that she has, it is an added responsibility. The 25-year-old is one of five athletes recommended for the nation's highest sporting honour by the National Awards Committee.

India's star batsman Rohit Sharma, 2016 Rio Paralympics gold medallist Mariyappan Thangavelu, table tennis sensation Manika Batra and Indian women's hockey captain Rani Rampal are the four other athletes to have been recommended for the Khel Ratna this year.