The gold medal is an award given to the first place winners in Olympic events. The most recent Olympics in China followed in this tradition.
Yes. At the 2008 Summer Games in Beijing, medals will be award in Equestrian for individual and team Show Jumping, individual and team Eventing, and individual and team Dressage.
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In 2002 no award for badminton. In 2002 Beenamol for Athletics and for Bhagwat for shooting was declared
Nandu Natekar iwon the first Arjuna Award for badminton in 1961.
The highest award in the Olympics is the gold medal. It is awarded to the first-place finisher in each event.
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Award medals!
1971 when vv giri was president of india.
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Puraskar is the highest award for the excellence in Sports. The award for the year 2009-2010 was conferred upon Saina Nehwal, leading Badminton maestro.
probably Olympics or a world record
The Arjuna Award covers several different categories. In 2014, Abhishek Verma won the award for archery, V. Diju won for badminton, and Geetu Anna Jose won for basketball.