30 August,2017 01:32 PM IST | New Delhi | PTI
Devendra Jhajharia yesterday became the first para athlete to receive India's highest sporting honour —Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna — and said the state governments need to do more for the disabled athletes
India para athlete Devendra Jhajharia
Devendra Jhajharia yesterday became the first para athlete to receive India's highest sporting honour - Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna - and said the state governments "need to do more" for the disabled athletes.
Jhajharia received the award from President Ram Nath Kovind at the Rashtrapathi Bhawan along with Sardar Singh, who became only the second hockey player to get the prestigious Khel Ratna on the National Sports Day.
Hockey star Sardar Singh receive their Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna awards from President Ram Nath Kovind in New Delhi yesterday. Pics/PTI
"State governments need to do more. There should be separate grounds with facilities such as ramps and easy movements for wheelchair-bound athletes and blinds," Jhajharia told PTI in an interaction.
