AITA nominates Ankita, Prajnesh for Arjuna; Balram, Piperno for Dhyanchand
AITA nominates Ankita, Prajnesh for Arjuna; Balram, Piperno for Dhyanchand
Ankita Raina Prajnesh Gunneswaran
NEW DELHI, Jun 29: Asian Games bronze medallists Ankita Raina and Prajnesh Gunneswaran have been nominated for the prestigious Arjuna award by the national tennis federation, which has also sent names of Balram Singh and Enrico Piperno for the Dhyanchand honour.
Ankita and Prajnesh both won singles bronze medals at the 2018 Asian Games held in Jakarta and Palembang.
Ankita is now country’s best-ranked singles (182) and doubles (95) player and is set to make his Olympic debut at the Tokyo Games next month.