Devendra Jhajharia becomes first para-athlete to receive Padma Bhushan

Devendra Jhajharia becomes first para-athlete to receive Padma Bhushan

• DevendraJhajharia became the first para-athlete to receive the Padma Bhushan, the country's third-highest civilian award. Jhajharia has won many Paralympic medals, including his first gold at the 2004 Paralympics in Athens, his second gold at the 2016 Rio Games, and a silver medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
• Avani Lekhara, a para-shooter, was also awarded the Padma Shri award in the Sports category. Avani Lekhara is the first Indian woman to win two Paralympic medals in the same Games, as well as the first Indian woman to earn Paralympic gold.
• Along with Jhajharia and Lekhara, President Ram Nath Kovind also conferred Padma Shri award to Vandana Katariya. She also made history by becoming the first Indian woman to achieve a hat trick at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.

Published date : 23 Mar 2022 05:17PM