Simranjit Kaur, Gaurav Solanki nominated for Arjuna Awards by Boxing Federation

The federation has also decided to nominate women's assistant coach Sandhya Gurung and national youth head coach Bhaskar Bhatt for the Dronacahrya award.

Olympic-bound Simranjit Kaur, Commonwealth Games gold medallist Gaurav Solanki and world championship silver winner Sonia Chahal have been nominated for the Arjuna award by the Boxing Federation of India. Simranjit (60kg) is a 2018 world championships bronze winner and is among the four Indian women boxers who have qualified for the Tokyo Olympics, starting next month. Solanki (57kg) had won his CWG gold in the 2018 edition, while Chahal (57kg) claimed her world silver in the same year. She is also a former national champion. Neither of the two could make the Olympic cut.