‘How many medals should I win to get it’: Sakshi Malik miffed over Arjuna Award snub

Ignored for the Arjuna award, Olympic bronze medallist wrestler Sakshi Malik took to social media to precise her disappointment. Malik, already a recipient of ‘Khel Ratna’ – nation’s highest sporting honour – had utilized for Arjuna however her case was rejected by the Sports Ministry after the awards committee left it to minister’s discretion.

Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu’s software was additionally rejected as she has additionally acquired the ‘Khel Ratna’ up to now.

“Honourable Prime Minister @narendramodi ji and honourable sports minister @kirenrijiju ji. I am honoured that I have been conferred with the Khel Ratna. Every player dreams of getting all the awards. The athletes toil hard. I, too have a dream that I get Arjuna award. How many medals should I win to get it? Or I will not get it in my wrestling career,” the wrestler tweeted in Hindi on Saturday.

Malik has been struggling since her Rio exploits. Leave apart producing outcomes on the worldwide stage, the wrestler has had a troublesome time in opposition to upcoming kids in her class, twice dropping to Sonam Malik in the course of the trials for worldwide tournaments. Malik had additionally claimed not too long ago that she has received solely assurances by the state authorities regardless of doing nicely.

“So far, I have not got a plot (land) nor has a job been given to me. I had met the Sports Minister and the Chief Minister earlier, but only got assurances,” Malik had stated on Thursday.

Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij, nevertheless, rejected the declare. “We gave a cheque of Rs 2.5 crore the day she landed in India (after the Olympics event),” he has stated.