Arjuna Award  

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'It's amazing to be nominated for the Arjuna Award. I am sure this nomination will be a huge motivation factor for us in the upcoming years. I couldn't have performed at my best if I didn't have wonderful teammates,' said Indian women's hockey team player Vandana Katariya

'I am very happy with the way I have been contributing to the team in the last couple of years. However, I have been able to come up with the goods only because of the way my teammates have supported me,' Indian hockey player Harmanpreet Singh, who has been nominated for the Arjuna Award, said

For the National Sports Awards 2020, Hockey India (HI) has revealed its nominations. Indian women's hockey team captain Rani has been nominated for the Khel Ratna Award

Rohit Sharma has been nominated for the Khel Ratna Award while Shikhar Dhawan, Ishant Sharma and Deepti Sharma have been nominated for the Arjuna Award

'Due to lockdown 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 at above mentioned email ids, before last date of submission,' the sports ministry said

Gaurav Gill, a three-time APRC champion and recent Arjuna Awardee, had taken part in WRC2 of this rally last year too and had come up with an impressive performance