All section Close
Image Credit: The Indian Express
'What Medal Do I Win To Receive Arjuna Award?': Wrestler Sakshi Malik Asks PM Modi
Writer: Sumanti Sen
Sumanti Sen is an English Literature graduate who believes "there's just one kind of folks. Folks.".
India, 23 Aug 2020 9:21 AM GMT | Updated 23 Aug 2020 10:05 AM GMT
Editor : Shubhendu Deshmukh |
Shubhendu, the quint essential news junky, the man who loves science and politics in equal measure and offers the complete contrast to it by being a fan of urdu poetry as well.
Creatives : Abhishek M
" An engineer by profession, Abhishek is the creative producer of the team, graphic designing is his passion and travelling his get away. In more ways than one, he makes the content visually appealing."
Sakshi wrote the letter a day after the Sports Ministry decided against bestowing the Arjuna award on the former Khel Ratna winner.
Indian Wrestler Sakshi Malik has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi asking what medal she would have to bring to receive the prestigious Arjuna award, a day after the Sports Ministry decided against bestowing the award on former Khel Ratna winners Sakshi Malik and Mirabai Chanu.
In 2016, Sakshi won the Khel Ratna for her bronze in Rio Olympics. She has also won Padma Shri, fourth highest civilian award of India.
Asking if she would ever receive the award in her career, Sakshi wrote a letter to PM Modi and Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju, The Indian Express reported.
माननीय प्रधानमंत्री @narendramodi जी ओर माननीय खेल मंत्री @KirenRijiju जी । pic.twitter.com/YF1hQuJfPi
— Sakshi Malik (@SakshiMalik) August 22, 2020
"I am proud to have been conferred with the Khel Ratna. Every sportsperson dreams of winning all the awards. A sportsperson puts her life at risk for it. I also dream of seeing Arjuna award winner against my name," the 27-year-old wrestler wrote.
"What more medal do I get for the country that I be honoured with the Arjuna award. Or in this wrestling life, I would never have the good luck of winning this award?" Sakshi wrote.
Sakshi won gold at the Commonwealth Wrestling Championships in 2017, as well as a silver at the Asian Wrestling Championship in New Delhi. She is also a recipient of a bronze at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast.
Also Read: Hima Das Named In Committee For Implementation Of New Education Policy in Assam
Must Reads
We are an independent and public-spirited digital media platform for Indian millennials. We report news and issues that matter as well as give you the opportunity to take action.
