Deepa Malik appeals for Khel Ratna, gets Haryana CM backing
(WorldNews Health)

Ignored for this year´s Khel Ratna award, Rio Paralympics silver-medallist Deepa Malik and Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar have requested the Sports Ministry to reconsider her case but the government is unlikely to accept their `appeal`. The award selection panel has recommended javelin thrower Devendra Jhajharia, the gold medal winner at the 2016 Rio Paralympics, and former hockey captain Sardar Singh for Khel Ratna. In a letter, dated August 16, Khattar wrote, `I am of...