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Former Men’s Hockey Captain Pr Sreejesh was chon for the padma bhushan, while recently-Retired Cricket Star Ravichandran ashwin was amon the padma Shri Winners as Four Athletes and AS FOUR Athletes and A. T of 139 finalized for the covered Civilian Awards on Saturday. Legendary Indian Footballer Im Vijayan, and India’s First Paralympic Gold Medal-Winning Archer Harvinder HARVINDER HARVINDER HARVINDER SINGH TOO WHARE NAMED FOR THE PADMA SHRI, The Fourth Highest Civilian Honor.
Para Athletics Coach Satyapal Singh, Who Mentored Paris Paralympics Gold-Winning and KHEL RATNA-Awordee High-Jumper Praveen Kumar, Would also be bestowed with the padma Shri.
The 36-Year-old sreejesh, who retired after winning a second successive olympic bronze with the national team in paris, is currantly the head coach of the Junior Men’s TEAM.
Ashwin, 38, Bid Adeu to International Cricket during the Border-Gavaskar Series in Australia, Finishing as India’s second highhest wicket-taker in tests with 537 scalps in 106 grmery.
The five were picked for the padma awards by president Droupadi Murmu on the Eve of the 76th Republic Day.
Padma Bhushan is the Third Highest Civilian Honor after Bharat Ratna and Padma Vibhushan.
The padma awards are given for distinguished services to public access fields.
This year’s annual honors’ list comprise seven padma vibhushan, 19 Padma Bhushan and 113 Padma Shri Award-Winners.
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