New Delhi, Dec. 24 -- The two-time Olympic bronze medalist and Indian men's hockey team vice-captain Hardik Singh has been nominated for the nation's top sports prize, the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna award, reported Olympics.com on Wednesday.

The award is the top sporting honour a sportsperson can receive and is presented annually by the Union Youth Affairs and Sports Ministry. The nominated sportspersons receive the award from the President of India.

The list of nominations was finalised on Wednesday by the awards selection panel featuring London 2012 medallist and Indian Olympic Association (IOA) vice-president Gagan Narang, Moscow 1980 Olympics gold medal-winning hockey player MM Somaya and former badminton star Aparna Popat, as per...