Sachin Tendulkar holds two distinctions related to the Bharat Ratna. What are they?
- First and only sportsperson; youngest recipient ever (age 40)
- First sportsperson; oldest living recipient at time of award
- Youngest recipient; also received it posthumously
- First cricketer; first person to receive it twice
Answer: He is the first and only sportsperson to receive it, and the youngest recipient ever (age 40 in 2014)
Sachin Tendulkar received the Bharat Ratna in 2014, the year he retired from international cricket. He was 40 years old at the time, making him the youngest person to have received the award. He is also the first and only sportsperson in the award's history — no other cricketer, athlete, or player of any sport has received it before or since.