One should atleast make a criteria for Olympic Medal before considering for Khel Ratna Award. Thyey are great but our inspiration should be medal winners. The junior players will get this message that 4th place is good enough of life time of awards-they will not push for medal then.
khel ratna is the pinnacle of the sporting awards in our country. Olympic medal for olympic sport and remarkable achievement ala Sachin tendulkar for non olympic sport along with consistent performances in other events should be bare minimum.
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But she will not qualify for SF.... bad luck... This time, 800 m is very fast... I never expected this... Her height is biggest disadvantage...