New Delhi, April 29: Wrestlers Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia have been recommended for the highest sporting honour in India, the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award. Other than the two stalwarts, the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) on Monday recommended Rahul Aware, Harpreet Singh, Divya Kakran and Pooja Dhanda for the Arjuna awards. Asian Wrestling Championship 2019: Bajrang Punia Wins Gold Medal in China; Beats Sayatbek Okassov.

The federation also recommended Virender Kumar, Sujeet Maan, Narendra Kumar and Vikram Kumar for Dronacharya awards.

The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) also recommended Bheem Singh and Jai Prakash for Dhyan Chand awards.

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Bajrang Punia is considered one of the most accomplished wrestlers in India. He has won eight gold medals in nine international tournaments. He won medals at both the Commonwealth and Asian Games. Punia recently became the first Indian wrestler to fight at New York's iconic Madison Square Garden.

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