The honors are allowed away every year by the country's leader on August 29, the National Sports Day which is likewise the birth commemoration of hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand. The Olympics will run from July 23 to August 8.
"We have effectively gotten assignments during the current year's National Sports Awards. The dates of assignments are shut as of now. Yet, in our last gathering we have examined about including Olympic medallist, assuming any, for thought in the current year's honors," a games service source told PTI.
"The Olympic finishes on August 8 so the interaction for determination of awardees may get postponed," he added.
The actual service could likewise be postponed if the determination board can't settle names of the awardees inside 10 days of the Games' end.
"We will accept a last approach this issue soon. We are wanting to have another gathering soon after Olympics to settle on this. In the event that any of our competitors win an Olympic award, the person will be thought of.
"In the event that we can lead the gathering inside a week or 10 days after the Olympics, then, at that point the honors will given on August 29 else it very well may be delayed by a couple of days," the source said.
In excess of 120 Indian competitors would be competing for awards at the Games in the midst of severe wellbeing security conventions in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Games will be held with no observers.
The cycle of selections for the public distinctions finished on July 5 after two expansions.
The candidates were permitted to self-designate online taking into account the pandemic yet public leagues have likewise sent their inclinations.
The prize cash for these honors was expanded generously last year.
In this way, the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award presently accompanies a compensation of Rs 25 lakh, a lot higher than the past measure of Rs 7.5 lakh.
The monetary compensation for Arjuna grant has been upgraded to Rs 15 lakh from Rs 5 lakh, the Dhronacharya (Lifetime) awardees, who were prior given Rs 5 lakh, are currently being given Rs 15 lakh.
Dhronacharya (Regular) get Rs 10 lakh rather than Rs 5 lakh for every awardee, while Dhyanchand Awardees are being given Rs 10 lakh rather than Rs 5 lakh.
Last year, the honor service was held essentially as a result of the pandemic.