The 2024 Padma Awards have come out with some exciting names which includes veterans like Rohan Bopanna and Joshna Chinappa.
The 2024 Padma Awards have come out with some exciting names which includes veterans like Rohan Bopanna and Joshna Chinappa. Moreover, there are many local coaches as well as former athletes who have made it to the cherished list. Para swimmer who was in news a couple of years ago for the daring act of crossing the North Channel is also in the coveted list. The Padma awards is a testimony of year-after-year hard work that our athletes have put on the field.
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Padma Awards – one of the country’s highest civilian Awards are conferred in three categories, namely, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri. The Awards are given in various disciplines/fields of activities, viz.- art, social work, public affairs, science and engineering, trade and industry, medicine, literature and education, sports, civil service, etc.
‘Padma Vibhushan’ is awarded for exceptional and distinguished service; ‘Padma Bhushan’ for distinguished service of high order and ‘Padma Shri’ for distinguished service in any field. The awards are announced on the occasion of Republic Day every year.
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The full list of the Padma Shri award winners from the field of sports is as follows:
The new recognition for Bopanna comes on the back of an incredible run in the Australian Open 2024. Hot on the heels of reaching the final of the US Open 2023 with his partner Matthew Ebden, the Indian star would show his fine form in Melbourne as the duo made it to the summit clash.
The duo have also entered their first-ever Australian Open final with a win over ZZ Zhang and Tomas Machac on January 25. They will face Italian pair Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori in the final on January 27.
On the other hand, Chinappa has been a trailblazer for India in squash over the years after breaking into the limelight at a young age. Chinappa became the youngest national champion at 14 and has since clinched a record 18 senior national titles. Her international acclaim includes winning the British Junior Open in 2005 and making history with Dipika Pallikal by securing India’s first Commonwealth Games squash medal—a gold in 2014.
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Chinappa reached a career-high world ranking of No. 10 in July 2016. Her triumph at the 2017 Asian Individual Squash Championships marked her as India’s first Asian Squash Champion, a milestone she considers her biggest achievement.
The icing on the cake for the squash star was winning the World Championships doubles Gold in 2022 and then adding a team bronze at the Asian Games in Hangzhou.
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