Khel Ratna, Arjuna Awards 2010

The National Sports Award’s committee, headed by legendary athlete PT Usha, has announced this year’s awardees.

Saina Nehwal, the top shuttler in India has been selected for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award for the year 2010. The world number 2 has been honoured with  the country’s highest sports award after performing exceptionally in international arena. She won the Indian Open Grand Prix, the Singapore Open and the Indonesian Open back to back.
Saina, who won the Padma Awards last year, was the first Indian girl to reach the singles quarterfinals at the Olympics in Beijing. She is also the first Indian to win the World Junior Badminton Championships.

Arjuna Awards 2010

Krishna Punia (athletics), Joseph Abraham (athletics), Dinesh Kumar (boxing), Parimarjan Negi (chess), Jhulan Goswami (cricket), Deepak Mondal (football), Sunil Chettri (football), Rajiv Tomar (wrestling), Sandeep Singh (hockey), Jasjit Kaur (hockey), Jajseer Singh (paralympics), Dinesh (kabaddi), Kapil Dev (volleyball), Rehan Poncha (swimming), Sanjeev Rajput (shooting).