Sports Ministry extends deadline for submitting applications for awards, allows athletes to self-nominate

The sports ministry has extended the deadline for submitting applications for the national sports awards till 22 June and also allowed athletes to self-nominate in view of the "difficulties" being faced by them to find recommendations amid the COVID-19 lockdown.

Wednesday was to be the last day of completing the nomination process but the period has been extended along with the relaxation in the process because of the problems athletes are facing in "getting the recommendation of the prescribed authorities/persons due to country-wide lockdown on account of COVID-19 pandemic."

"...it has been decided to do away with the condition of submitting only with the recommendations of the authorities/persons prescribed in the awards scheme," stated a sports ministry circular.