Before the Republic Day, the Central Government has announced the Padma Awards, in which this year 5 Indian sportspersons have been honored for their outstanding contribution.
Veteran Indian hockey goalkeeper PR Sreejesh will be awarded the Padma Bhushan for winning two consecutive Olympic medals.
While India's great cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin will receive the Padma Shri.
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The Padma Bhushan is India's third-highest civilian award after Bharat Ratna and Padma Vibhushan. Padma Shri is the fourth-highest civilian award.
The Padma Awards are given to individuals by the government for their distinguished service in any field.
There will be a total of 139 recipients of the Padma Awards 2025. The list comprises seven Padma Vibhushan, 19 Padma Bhushan and 113 Padma Shri awards.
Padma Awards 2025 | Winners in Sports
- PR Sreejesh (hockey) - Padma Bhushan
- Ravichandran Ashwin (cricket) - Padma Shri
- IM Vijayan (football) - Padma Shri
- Harvinder Singh (para-archery) - Padma Shri
- Satyapal Singh (athletics) - Padma Shri
PR Sreejesh (Hockey) | Padma Bhushan
India's great hockey goalkeeper PR Sreejesh will be awarded the Padma Bhushan, who played an important role in India winning the bronze medal in the 2024 Paris Olympics.
He becomes only the second hockey player to be conferred the Padma Bhushan after the legendary Major Dhyan Chand, who was honoured with the award in 1956.
Sreejesh also led India to a historic bronze medal in Tokyo 2020 and became the FIH Goalkeeper of the Year for three consecutive times.
Sreejesh's stellar career spanned 18 years, and he represented India in 336 international matches.
He is currently serving as the coach of the Indian men’s junior hockey team.
Ravichandran Ashwin (Cricket) | Padma Shri
India's great spinner Ravichandran Ashwin will be awarded the Padma Shri for scoring more than 3,000 runs in 106 Test matches with 537 wickets and 6 centuries.
Before announcing his retirement during the Australia tour in December 2024, Ashwin has been a part of many historic moments for Indian cricket, including the 2011 World Cup and 2013 Champions Trophy wins.
He retired as India's second-highest wicket-taker in Test cricket last year.
His contribution led India to success in many important Test series.
IM Vijayan (Football) | Padma Shri
The great footballer of the 1990s IM Vijayan will also be honored with the Padma Shri Award.
He was the biggest star of Indian football before Bhaichung Bhutia and Sunil Chhetri.
Vijayan made his international debut in 1991 against Romania and remained the backbone of the Blue Tigers for 12 years.
Along with Bhaichung, IM Vijayan formed a deadly attacking duo. He hung up his boots in 2003.
Harvinder Singh (Para-archery) | Padma Shri
Archer Harvinder Singh, who achieved India’s first-ever Paralympic gold medal in the sport at Paris 2024, will be awarded the Padma Shri for his historic contribution.
He was also the first archer from India to win a medal in Olympics or Paralympics at Tokyo 2020.
For this brilliant achievement, he has been awarded the country's fourth highest civilian honour.
Harvinder contracted dengue when he was just over a year old and eventually lost the movement in his legs.
Satyapal Singh (Athletics) | Padma Shri
Former athlete and Dronacharya awardee Satyapal Singh has also been selected for Padma Shri.
Satyapal is one of India’s successful international coaches who works with national and international bodies.
He is a former competition manager at the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) and a coach of the Indian para-athletics team.
He was also a mentor for Paris 2024 Paralympics gold-winning high-jumper Praveen Kumar.
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