Manu Bhaker's father revealed what the twin medal winner from the Paris Olympics told him when her name wasn't shortlisted for the Rajv Gandhi Khel Ratna award.

The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports assures that Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker's name is likely to be included in the final list of nominees for the Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna award. Despite initial reports of her omission,

Manu Bhaker, who won two bronze medals in the Paris Olympics earlier this year, won’t be getting the Khel Ratna award. Her father Ramkrishna Bhasker was disappointed after the committee did not recommend her name.

Amidst the growing Khel Ratna controversy, Manu Bhaker acknowledged the potential oversight on her part in the nomination process.

Indian shooter Manu Bhaker was snubbed from the list of Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award nominees. A look at what is the whole matter.

The ministry could invoke special provisions in the 'Scheme for the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award' to include Manu Bhaker in the list

The end of 2024 has brought another controversy in the Indian sports landscape with the double Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker allegedly overlooked from the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna – India's highest sporting honour – nominations.

Indian shooter Manu Bhaker, who is set to compete in the 2024 Paris Olympics and has already won two medals for the country, expressed her disappointment after her name was not included in the list of athletes receiving the prestigious Khel Ratna Award.

With double-Olympic medal-winner Manu Bhaker reportedly excluded from the nominees list for the Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna award, the youngster's father revealed that she is quite disheartened by the developments.

Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna award is India’s highest sports award. Manu Bhaker became independent India's first athlete to win two medals in a single edition of the 2024 Olympics.