The recent sports debate in the country, however, was not around Olympic qualifications or getting sports back on track amid the pandemic. It instead centred around the National Sports Awards, where as many as five Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratnas and 27 Arjuna Awards set a new record besides raising questions around some of the winners and, while some felt some deserving names were also overlooked.

from Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/others/had-i-also-applied-for-khel-ratna-and-manika-got-it-i-would-have-felt-hurt-sharath-kamal/articleshow/77864627.cms