Sports ministry scrambles to save face, ‘may award’ Manu Bhaker Khel Ratna

Manu Bhaker’s exclusion from the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna award list has sparked controversy, prompting the sports ministry to consider using executive powers to nominate her. Despite her historic Olympic achievements and several international medals, the selection committee overlooked her. The National Sports Awards scheme’s provisions might be invoked to address this oversight.

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