US EditionPadma Awards 2026: Rohit Sharma to Harmanpreet Kaur and Savita Punia, Full List of Winners in Sports
- The Ministry of Home Affairs on Sunday announced the President of India approved 131 Padma Awards this year, including Padma Shri awards for Rohit Sharma, former India captain, and Harmanpreet Kaur, current women's team skipper.
- The Padma Awards recognise distinguished service across diverse fields and are announced on Republic Day, with the President of India conferring them at Rashtrapati Bhavan usually around March or April.
- Nine sportspersons and coaches were honoured this year, with Vijay Amritraj, tennis legend, receiving the Padma Bhushan and six others including Savita Punia and Vladimer Mestvirishvili awarded the Padma Shri.
- Former Kerala Chief Minister V S Achuthanandhan and veteran Bollywood actor Dharmendra Singh Deol were awarded the Padma Vibhushan posthumously, while Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated the 131 winners, including 19 women, six foreign nationals, and 16 posthumous honours.
- Examples of grassroots honourees include Anke Gowda, 75, whose Pustak Mane library houses over two million books, and recipients will be honoured at Rashtrapati Bhavan on April 28.
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ugandanews.net"It's a very big moment for me": Indian skipper Harmanpreet Kaur on being honoured with Padma Shri award
Harmanpreet Kaur was among several sportspersons honoured with the Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest civilian honour. The list of 2026 awardees was announced on the eve of the 77th Republic Day.
Padma Awards 2026: Rohit Sharma to Harmanpreet Kaur and Savita Punia, full list of winners in sports
Padma Awards 2026 honoured India’s top sportspersons as Rohit Sharma, Harmanpreet Kaur and Savita Punia received Padma Shri, while tennis legend Vijay Amritraj was conferred the Padma Bhushan. Here's the full list of winners from sports.
Rohit Sharma, Harmanpreet Kaur receive Padma Shri
New Delhi: Tennis legend Vijay Amritraj, World Cup winning captains Rohit Sharma and Harmanpreet Kaur were among the prominent sportspersons honoured in the Padma Awards for 2026, announced on Sunday. Amritraj was the only sportsperson to receive the Padma Bhushan this year. India’s third-highest civilian honour, it recognises his pioneering role in putting Indian tennis on the global map during the amateur and early Open Era. Tennis legend Vij…
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