By IANS,
New Delhi : Six sportspersons got Padma Shri in the Republic Day honours list announced by the government Monday.
The winners were Ignace Tirkey (hockey), Kumar Ram Narain Karthikeyan (motor sports), Ramakant Vithal Achrekar (cricket), Saina Nehwal (badminton), Vijender Singh (boxing) and Virender Sehwag (cricket).