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PHOTOS: Srikanth, Somdev receive Padma awards

March 20, 2018 22:08 IST

Kidambi Srikanth

IMAGE: President Ram Nath Kovind confers Padma Shri on badminton star player Kidambi Srikanth. Photograph: Manvender Vashist/PTI

President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday gave away prestigious Padma awards to 89 winners at Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi.

Former India cricket captain Mahendra Singh and multiple world champion cueist Pankaj Advani were conferred with the country's third-highest civilian award -- the Padma Bhushan.

Somdev Devvarman

IMAGE: President Ram Nath Kovind confers Padma Shri on tennis player Somdev Devvarman. Photograph: Manvender Vashist/PTI

Besides the duo, 2017 World Weightlifting Champion in the 48kg category, Saikhom Mirabai Chanu and former Asian Games gold medallist tennis player Somdev Devvarman were conferred with the Padma Shri award.

Ace men's singles shuttler Kidambi Srikanth also won the Padma Shri along side India's first Paralympic gold medalist, Murlikant Petkar.

Rediff Sports Desk