Explanation:

For the first time, five athletes – cricketer Rohit Sharma, wrestler Vinesh Phogat, table tennis player Manika Batra, India women’s hockey captain Rani Rampal and Paralympian Mariyappan T – will be conferred the Khel Ratna. on the occasion of the National Sports Day on 29th August.

• Rule 10 in the entry form of India’s two highest sporting honours – the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna and Arjuna Awards – lays down a fundamental principle.
• “There will be only one award every year to be given to an individual sportsperson,” under point number 10.1 in the Khel Ratna invitation form. 
• Rule 10.2 of the Arjuna Award states, “Normally not more than 15 awards could be given in any calendar year.”
• In both cases, it is specified that the ‘condition will be relaxed only in exceptional circumstances’.

About Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award.

• It is the highest sporting honour of the Republic of India.
• It is awarded annually by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.
• The objective of the award is to recognize the spectacular and most outstanding performance in the field of sports by a sportsperson over a period of 4 years immediately preceding the year during which the award is to be given.
• There will be only one award every year to be given to an individual sportsperson. This condition will be relaxed only in exceptional circumstances.
• The award may be given posthumously if such an occasion arises.

Hence all statements are correct.