Who was awarded the Rajeev Gandhi Khel Ratna award for 2016?

Sakshi Malik
Deepa Karmakar
Jeetu Rai
All of the above

The correct answer is: All of the above.

Sakshi Malik, Deepa Karmakar, and Jeetu Rai were all awarded the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award for 2016. The Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award is the highest sporting honour of India. It is awarded annually by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports to the sportsperson who has “performed outstandingly and with distinction at the international level”.

Sakshi Malik is an Indian freestyle wrestler who won the bronze medal in the women’s 58 kg event at the 2016 Summer Olympics, becoming the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal in wrestling. She was also the first Indian woman to win a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games, winning the gold medal in the women’s 58 kg event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

Deepa Karmakar is an Indian gymnast who specializes in the vault event. She is the first Indian gymnast to qualify for the Olympics in the vault event. She finished fourth in the vault event at the 2016 Summer Olympics, narrowly missing out on a medal.

Jeetu Rai is an Indian shooter who won the gold medal in the men’s 50 metre pistol event at the 2016 Summer Olympics. He is the first Indian shooter to win an Olympic gold medal.

All three athletes are highly accomplished and have made significant contributions to Indian sports. They are all deserving recipients of the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award.