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The 24-year-old gymnast traveled to the Tokyo Games this year with the intent of rewriting the recordbooks but instead brought about a groundbreaking, global conversation around athletes' mental well-being.
The 48-year-old former Olympic champion, who set 27 long distance running records, said he felt compelled to join up because Ethiopia's existence was under threat.
The other prominent Khel Ratna winners this year include Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra and Olympic silver-medallist wrestler Ravi Dahiya and hockey team captain Manpreet Singh.
CSK also presented a special jersey with the number 8758 (highlighting Chopra's medal-winning effort of 87.58 metres at the Tokyo Olympics) as a mark of respect to the javelin thrower.
Chopra, who is a Subedar with the Indian Army, won the javelin throw gold at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.
Bhavani is currently ranked 50th in the world.
The UK recently refused to recognise India's COVID-19 vaccination certificates and imposed a 10-day hard quarantine on travellers from the country even if they were fully vaccinated.
Sunil's decision to call time came a day after dragflicker Rupinder Pal Singh and defender Birendra Lakra, who were part of the bronze medal-winning Tokyo Olympics campaign, announced their international retirements.
Chopra said Bartonietz's methods suit him as the bio-mechanical expert cracks jokes even during intense sessions making training thoroughly enjoyable.
"We shared a few moments together and I wished him more laurels," wrote Vijayan in his Facebook post.
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