Khel Ratna, Boat Race to be telecast live by DD

NEW DELHI: Doordarshan will telecast live the presentation of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna awards 2011 by President Pratibha Devi Singh Patil.

The telecast from Rashtrapati Bhawan will commence at 11.30 pm on 29 August.

The next day, 30 August, DD will telecast live the Ist President Trophy Boat Race at Kollam in Kerala. The telecast will be held from 3.00 pm to 6.00 pm.

Both the programmes will be telecast on the national channel, DD One.