Jhajharia first Paralympian to be awarded Khel Ratna
Double Paralympics gold medalist Devendra Jhajharia will become the first para athlete to be awarded the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, the country's highest sporting honour. Jhajharia, who won a gold in javelin at the 2016 Rio Paralympics, is the only Indian to win two Paralympic golds. Jhajharia won his first gold at the 2004 Athens Paralympics in the same event.