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Former males’s hockey captain P R Sreejesh was chosen for the Padma Bhushan, whereas recently-retired cricket star Ravichandran Ashwin was among the many Padma Shri winners as 4 athletes and a para-athletics coach figured within the record of 139 that was unveiled for the coveted civilian awards on Saturday.
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Legendary Indian footballer I M Vijayan and India’s first Paralympic gold medal-winning archer Harvinder Singh too had been named for the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian honour.
Para athletics coach Satyapal Singh, who mentored Paris Paralympics gold-winning and Khel Ratna-awardee high-jumper Praveen Kumar, would even be bestowed with the Padma Shri.
“It’s (award) because of the faith reposed in me by so many people. I have been associated with Praveen Kumar since 2018 and a lot of credit goes to my ward for this award,” Satyapal instructed PTI.
The 5 had been picked for the Padma awards by President Droupadi Murmu on the eve of the 76th Republic Day.
The 36-year-old Sreejesh, who retired after profitable a second successive Olympic bronze with the nationwide workforce in Paris Olympics, is at present the pinnacle coach of the junior males’s workforce.
(With PTI inputs)
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