15 Sport icons invited for Ayodhya Ram Temple consecration

Sachin Tendulkar (Cricket)

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Viswanathan Anand (Chess)

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PT Usha

(IOA President, former athlete)

Bhaichung Bhutia (Football)

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Kapil Dev (Cricket)

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PV Sindhu (Badminton)

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Mahendra Singh Dhoni (Cricket)

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Virat Kohli (Cricket)

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Rohit Sharma (Cricket)

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Sourav Ganguly (Cricket)

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Mithali Raj (Cricket)

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Devendra Jhajharia (Javelin throw)

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Rahul Dravid (Cricket)

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Pullela Gopichand (Badminton)

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Karnam Malleswari (Weightlifting)

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Ayodhya Ram Temple inauguration:

It is not clear how many of them will actually attend the opening of the 161-feet-tall pink sandstone shrine. | PTI