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India honours its sporting heroes
August 29, 2008
Mahendra Singh Dhoni became only the second cricketer, a decade after Sachin Tendulkar, to be conferred the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, the country's highest sporting honour, at a glittering function at Rashtrapati Bhawan, Delhi, on Friday.
India's ODI captain could not attend the function as he was leading the team in the fifth and final One-Day International against Sri Lanka in Colombo. His father Paan Singh received the award on his behalf.
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President Pratibha Patil presented Rs 500,000, a scroll of honour and a medallion in recognition of his outstanding performance in cricket.
Image: President Pratibha Patil hands over the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award to Pan Singh Dhoni, who received it on behalf of his son Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
Photographs: PTI
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