The Young Chronicle: For 1st Graders August 23rd, 2015 | Page 2
Sania Mirza Nominated for the Khel Ratna
Sania Mirza recently won the Women’s Doubles matches with Martina Hingis,
at Wimbledon. With this victory, she has been recommended for the prestigious
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award. This makes her the second tennis player after Leander Paes to be selected for this honor.
The award will be given on 29th August, National Sports Day, by the President of India, Pranab Mukherjee. As many of you would know, Rajiv Ganghi
was a Prime Minister of India, and the award is named after him.