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New Delhi: Sports Minister Anurag Thakur on Monday physically handed over trophies to the winners of National Sports Awards 2020 after the award ceremony was held virtually last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic. All the winners of the National Sports Awards 2020 had already received their cash awards but were not able to collect […]

The 34-year old Humpy, currently ranked number three in the world, has qualified for the FIDE Women's Candidates event next year.

The two had also been recommended for the Khel Ratna last year.

"The award definitely means a lot to me but we also have to take a stand for things we believe in," he said.