Padma Shri for Neeraj Chopra, Paralympics nice Devendra Jhajharia to be conferred with Padma Bhushan

Tokyo Olympics gold medalist Neeraj Chopra is among the many 6 sportspersons who shall be conferred with the Padma Shri Award this 12 months whereas Paralympics nice Devendra Jhajharia is all set to obtain the Padma Bhushan, the nation’s third-highest civilian award.

India’s girls’s hockey staff star, Vandana Katariya, Tokyo Paralympics gold medalists Avani Lekhara, Sumit Antil and Pramod Bhagat are among the many others who shall be conferred with the Padma Shri Award.Former India soccer staff captain, Brahmanand Sankhwalkar, may also obtain the Padma Shri Award. The 67-yer-old led the Indian soccer staff whereas being a goalkeeper from 1983 to 1986.”This year the President has approved conferment of 128 Padma Awards including 2 duo case (in a duo case, the Award is counted as one),” the Ministry of Home Affairs stated in an announcement.”The list comprises 4 Padma Vibhushan, 17 Padma Bhushan and 107 Padma Shri Awards. 34 of the awardees are women and the list also includes 10 persons from the category of Foreigners/NRI/PIO/OCI and 13 Posthumousawardees.”PADMA AWARDS FOR SPORTS STARS 2022Notably, the likes of Neeraj Chopra, Avani Lekhara, Sumit Antil and Pramod Bhagat had been additionally conferred with the Khel Ratna Award for 2021.Neeraj Chopra grew to become the primary Indian athlete to win a gold medal on the Olympics in a monitor and subject occasion. The Haryana athlete gained the gold in males’s javelin with a throw of 87.58m, blowing away the remainder of the sphere in Tokyo.Notably, Neeraj may also be honored with Param Vishisht Seva Medal on the eve of Republic Day by President Ram Nath Kovind.Aavani Lekhara made heads flip on the Tokyo Paralympics final 12 months, successful a gold medal in addition to bronze medal in taking pictures. Sumit Antil broke the world file in males’s javelin F64 to win the gold medal on the Tokyo Paralympics whereas Pramod Bhagat gained a gold in badminton on the Paralympics.FULL LISTPadma BhushanDevendra Jhajharia (Para Javelin)Padma ShriSumit Antil (Para Javelin)Pramod Bhagat (Para Badminton)Neeraj Chopra (Javelin)Vandana Kataria (Hockey)Avani Lekhara (Para Shooting)Brahmanand Sankhwalka (Football)Faisal Ali DarSankaranarayana Menon Chundayil