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Sania Mirza is all set to become the first woman tennis player to be conferred India's highest sports award Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, Times Now reported.
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Sania is only the second tennis player to get the coveted award after Leander Paes in 1996-97.
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Earlier, the Sports Ministry had recommended the Wimbledon doubles champion for the award but later made it clear that the final decision rests with only the Awards Committee.
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Sania, who has won three mixed doubles Grand Slams in her career, was reportedly competing with squash player Deepika Pallikal and discus thrower Vikas Gowda for the prestigious award.
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Sania also won the gold medal and the bronze medal in the mixed and women's doubles categories in the 2014 Asian Games.
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