Devendra Jhajharia, on Tuesday became the first para athlete to receive India's highest sporting honour -- Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna -- along with hockey star Sardar Singh, who has endured trying times off the field in the last one year.
Greece's Ekaterini Stefanidi won the Olympic pole vault on Friday and her country's first athletics gold since the 2004 Athens Games.
The world record holder was disqualified from the event at the Australian selection trials on Saturday.
Anju Bobby George and Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore were awarded the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna and the Arjuna award respectively.
Kenya's Martin Lel will defend the men's title at the world half-marathon championships in New Delhi on October 3.
The 1988 Olympic gold medallists beat Belgium and will play for 5-6 positions in the Olympic qualifier.
Costas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou were cleared of key charges connected with their missing three doping tests including one on the eve of the Athens Olympics.
The German will return to Delhi today to prepare the team for the four-Test series in Pakistan.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday
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A top Archery Association of India official blamed the foreign coaches for spoiling the natural ability of the players.
The 34-year-old armyman, who won the country's first ever Olympic silver medal in the double trap shooting event, was received at the Indira Gandhi International Airport by the Union Sports Minister Sunil Dutt and top army officials.
A source close to the team the athlete concerned was weightlifter Leonidas Sampanis who won a bronze medal on Monday.
Indian sportspersons will be in action in the following events at 28th Olympic Games in Athens.
Iran has escaped sanction over the failure of its judo world champion to fight an Israeli at the Athens Olympics.
'The Flying Dutchman' became only the third man in history to defend his title in swimming's premier event.
The Sydney Games bronze medallist in the 69 kg category limped out after failing in her first lift in the 63 kg event at Athens.
The Frenchman beat Slovakia's Michal Martikan to the gold medal in Athens.
Shooter Abhinav Bindra's technical trainer Heinz Reinkemeier denounced Indian media's 'obsession' for Olympic medal and emphasised that an effort can be categorised as 'good performance' even without a medal.
His fifth goal of the tournament gave the Aussies a 2-2 draw with Argentina in the men's hockey tournament.
India's ace sharpshooters struggled in the men's Trap event in the qualification round at the Olympic Games.
The Indian lost tamely in only 44 seconds to Khashbaatar Tsagaanbaatar of Mongolia in the second round of the 60 kg Group B category.
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