Sports Minister Anurag Thakur on Monday physically handed over trophies to the winners of National Sports Awards 2020 after the award ceremony was held virtually last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Anurag Thakur hands over trophies to Rani, Vinesh and other 2020 National Sports Awards winners

The Indian Sports Ministry on Friday announced the list of athletes who will be conferred with the National Sports Awards as they decided against bestowing the Arjuna award on former Khel Ratna winners Sakshi Malik and Mirabai Chanu, cutting the list to 27 but agreed to as many as five names for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award – country’s highest sporting honour.

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Anurag Thakur hands over trophies to Rani, Vinesh and other 2020 National Sports Awards winners

National Sports Awards 2020 announced: Here's full list of awardees