Who among the following has been awarded the 'Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award for the year 2016?

Options

A. Jitu Rai
B. Sania Mirza
C. Rohit Sharma
D. Babita Kumari

Answer

1

Explanation

The government, in August 2016, announced Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award 2016 to Olympic medallist P.V. Sindhu and Sakshi Malik, ace gymnast Dipa Karmakar, who lost a medal by a whisker, and shooter Jitu Rai. This was for the first time that the nation.s highest sporting award was conferred on four athletes.