New Delhi: Forced to take the legal route after being denied the honour initially, Indian boxer Manoj Kumar will be bestowed the Arjuna Award as the Sports Ministry as finally accepted his nomination.

Manoj, a 2010 Commonwealth Games gold-medallist, told PTI that he was informed of the Ministry's decision this morning. "Mr Onkar Kedia, Joint Secretary (sports), informed my brother Rajesh of the development last evening. But the information reached me only this morning," Manoj, who would be competing in the upcoming Asian Games in Incheon, said.