<p>Double Trap world champion Ankur Mittal and Olympic-bound rifle shooter Anjum Moudgil were on Wednesday recommended for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award by the National Rifles Association of India (NRAI).</p>.<p>Mittal won his double trap world title in 2018 and got the Arjuna award the same year. Moudgil is a world championship silver-medallist, also from the 2018 edition and she was awarded the Arjuna in 2019.</p>.<p>"The two had also been recommended in the same category last year," the NRAI said in a statement.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/cricket/bcci-to-recommend-mithali-ashwin-for-khel-ratna-1003129.html" target="_blank">BCCI to recommend Mithali, Ashwin for Khel Ratna</a></strong></p>.<p>For the Arjuna awards, the NRAI has recommended the Olympic-bound duo of Elavenil Valarivan and Abhishek Verma. While Valarivan is world number one in women's 10m air rifle, Verma holds the top position in men's 10m air pistol.</p>.<p>Also in contention for the national honour is 50m pistol world champion Om Prakash Mitherval.</p>.<p>There were no recommendations in the Dronacharya awards category this year from the NRAI.</p>.<p>The national sports awards are given away every year on August 29 to mark the birth anniversary of hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand as the National Sports Day.</p>.<p>Besides recommendations from the national federations, athletes can also nominate themselves through online applications. The last date for submission is July 5.</p>
<p>Double Trap world champion Ankur Mittal and Olympic-bound rifle shooter Anjum Moudgil were on Wednesday recommended for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award by the National Rifles Association of India (NRAI).</p>.<p>Mittal won his double trap world title in 2018 and got the Arjuna award the same year. Moudgil is a world championship silver-medallist, also from the 2018 edition and she was awarded the Arjuna in 2019.</p>.<p>"The two had also been recommended in the same category last year," the NRAI said in a statement.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/cricket/bcci-to-recommend-mithali-ashwin-for-khel-ratna-1003129.html" target="_blank">BCCI to recommend Mithali, Ashwin for Khel Ratna</a></strong></p>.<p>For the Arjuna awards, the NRAI has recommended the Olympic-bound duo of Elavenil Valarivan and Abhishek Verma. While Valarivan is world number one in women's 10m air rifle, Verma holds the top position in men's 10m air pistol.</p>.<p>Also in contention for the national honour is 50m pistol world champion Om Prakash Mitherval.</p>.<p>There were no recommendations in the Dronacharya awards category this year from the NRAI.</p>.<p>The national sports awards are given away every year on August 29 to mark the birth anniversary of hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand as the National Sports Day.</p>.<p>Besides recommendations from the national federations, athletes can also nominate themselves through online applications. The last date for submission is July 5.</p>