Shooter Manu Bhaker who won two bronze medals at the Paris Olympics 2024 has not been recommended for Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna award.

Harvinder Singh, Paris Paralympics gold medallist, criticised the exclusion of Paralympians from the Khel Ratna Award nominations, sparking concerns about recognition disparities in India's highest sporting honours compared to achievements celebrated after Tokyo 2020.

A day after Manu Bhaker's name was absent from among those recommended for the prestigious Khel Ratna award created a furore, it is reliably learnt that it is likely to be added to the final list after union sports minister Mansukh Mandaviya takes a call on the matter in a few days.

Hockey captain Harmanpreet Singh, leading India to Olympic bronze, is nominated for the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna award, alongside Paralympics gold medalist Praveen Kumar. Surprisingly, double-medal winning shooter Manu Bhaker's name is missing.

Harvinder Singh had won a bronze medal at the Tokyo Paralympic Games three years back. This time around in Paris, he claimed his maiden gold medal

D ouble Olympic medalist Manu Bhaker's name is likely to be added to the final list of the nominees for the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award, according to a report in News18. So

Manu Bhaker remains undeterred despite being left out of the Khel Ratna nominations. The shooter emphasises her commitment to winning medals for India, stating that while awards motivate her, they are not the ultimate goal of her journey.

Bhaker had won two bronze medals in shooting during the 2024 Paris Olympics earlier this year - one medal in the women's 10m air pistol event and the other with Sarabjot Singh in the mixed 10m pistol event.

Despite clinching two bronze medals at the Paris Olympics 2024, Manu Bhaker's exclusion from the Khel Ratna recommendation list has sparked outrage and questions about the selection process.