Indian pacer Mohammed Shami has been nominated for the Arjuna Award, and the men’s doubles badminton pair of Satwik Sairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty have been nominated for the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award. The BCCI made a special request to the sports ministry to include Shami’s name in the list of nominees. Other nominees for various awards include Ajay Reddy (blind cricket), Ojas Pravin Deotale, Aditi Gopichand Swami (archery), Sheetal Devi (para archery), and athletes from various sports.
Mohammed Shami Nominated for Arjuna Award; Satwik-Chirag for Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna
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