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Para athlete Jhajharia, cricketer Venky Prasad named in awards committee

Updated on: 09 September,2021 08:30 AM IST  |  New Delhi
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The committee will be meeting in the next few days to decide the winners

Para athlete Jhajharia, cricketer Venky Prasad named in awards committee

Venkatesh Prasad

Three-time Paralympic medal-winning javelin thrower Devendra Jhajharia, former cricketer Venkatesh Prasad, and ex-world champion boxer L Sarita Devi have been named in the selection committee for this year’s National Sports Awards.


Retired Supreme Court judge Justice Mukundakum Sharma has been picked as the chairperson of the committee, which also includes former shooter Anjali Bhagwat and former women’s cricket team captain Anjum Chopra, the sports ministry stated in a circular. 


Jhajharia won silver at the recent Tokyo Games, adding to the two gold medals he had won in the 2004 and 2016 editions. The committee will be meeting in the next few days to decide the winners.


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