Xtra Time Web Desk : The Indian Government on Tuesday announced the list for Padma Awards 2022. And it was announced that two time Paralympic gold medalist Devendra Jhajharia will be awarded with Padma Bhushan award.
Apart from Jhajharia, who won Gold Medals in the Javelin category in the 2000 Sydney & 2008 Beijing Paralympics and a Bronze medal medal in Tokyo 2020, Olympic Gold Medalist Neeraj Chopra’s name has also been put up in the list of PadmaShri recipients.
Also, Tokyo 2020 Paralympic gold medalists Pramod Bhagat, Avani Lekhara and Sumit Antil’s names have also been announced for receiving the prestigious PadmaShri award.