Trio of Vijender, Mary and Sushil to get Khel Ratna today
August 29th, 2009 | 
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The India President, Pratibha Devisingh Patil, will confer the national sports awards on 25 sportspersons on Saturday.
For the first time, the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award will be presented to two boxers — woman boxer M C Mary Kom and Beijing bronze medallist boxer Vijender Singh, and wrestler Sushil Kumar.
The country’s best boxer and four-time World Champion, MC Mary Kom, gets the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna after applying for it for the past three years.
Vijender Kumar gets the highest national award a year after he won the bronze medal at the Beijing Olympics, while wrester Sushil Kumar also gets the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award a year after winning India a bronze medal at the Beijing Olympics.
Sushil said the recognition would be a huge fillip for wrestling in India and the country can look forward to more medals in future.
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Tags: M C Mary Kom, Pratibha Devisingh Patil, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, Sushil Kumar, Vijender Singh 
