New Delhi: The ministry of youth affairs and sports (department of sports) has invited nominations for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, Arjuna Award and other national sports awards for the year 2020 amid the nationwide lockdown due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The sports ministry on Monday (May 4) began the process of inviting nominations for country’s top sports awards. This time, due to the coronavirus pandemic, the nominations from various sports associations including the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will be received via email.
“Due to Iockdown on account of outbreak of COVID-19, hard copies of nominations are not required to be sent. Scanned copies of the nominations duly signed by the applicant and recommending authority may be sent,” the sports ministry said.
The last date to submit nominations is June 3, 2020 (Wednesday) (11.59 pm). For Khel Ratna and Arjuna Awards, performances between January 1, 2016 and December 31, 2019 would be taken into consideration.
“To be eligible for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, the spectacular and most outstanding performance in the ield of sports by a sportsperson over a period of four years immediately preceding
