By TCN News,
New Delhi: Zafar Iqbal (Hockey) and Syed Mohammed Arif (Badminton) are among eight sportspersons chosen under the category of sports for the Padma Shri award. In all 77 eminent personalities from different walks of life including art, literature and medicine have been chosen for the Padma Shri award announced on Wednesday.
Sportspersons to get Padma Shri award:
Name————————-Sports——————-State
Ajeet Bajaj——————Skiing——————-Delhi
Jhulan Goswami———–Women’s Cricket——West Bengal
Zafar Iqbal——————Hockey——————Uttar Pradesh
Devendra Jhajrija———-Athletics-Paralympics—Rajasthan
Limba Ram—————–Archery——————–Rajasthan
Syed Mohammed Arif—Badminton—————-Andhra Pradesh
Prof. Ravi Chaturvedi—-Commentary————–Delhi
Prabhakar Vaidya———Physical Education——Maharashtra