Veteran women mountaineer Bachendri Pal was honoured with the Padma Bhushan, the second highest cilivian award.
Others sports person to recieve the Padma Shree are: Harika Dronavalli (Chess), Prashanti Singh (Basketball), Shartha Kamal (Table Tennis), Bombayla Devi Laishram (Archery), Ajay Thakur (Kabaddi).
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