2017
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Parthiv Patel
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Suresh Menon
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Karthik Narayana
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P.V. Sindhu
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Detailed explanation-1: -36-year old Mary Kom will become the fourth sports personality to receive the Padma Vibhushan after chess great Vishwanathan Anand in 2007, cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar in 2008 and mountaineer Sir Edmund Hillary in 2008. Mary Kom won the Padma Bhushan in 2013 and Padma Shri in 2006.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Padma Bhushan award in sports was given to Devendra Jhajharia. Notably, Jhajharia is the first Indian Paralympics player to win two gold medals at the Paralympics. A total of nine sportspersons including the Tokyo Olympics gold medalist Neeraj Chopra have been conferred the Padma Awards.
Detailed explanation-3: -Devendra Jhajharia became the first para-athlete to receive the Padma Bhushan, the country’s third-highest civilian award. Jhajharia has won many Paralympic medals, including his first gold at the 2004 Paralympics in Athens, his second gold at the 2016 Rio Games, and a silver medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.