Rohan Bopanna, Satendra Singh Lohia, Harbinder Singh, Purnima Mahanto honoured with Padma Shri Awards
He along with Australia's Matthew Ebden, secured the Miami Open men's doubles title in March-end. Before that, In the Australian Open held this year, the duo defeated Italy's Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori in straight sets, 7-6, 7-5, in a thrilling final. It was Bopanna's second career Grand Slam title and his first in men's doubles. His previous Grand Slam victory came in mixed doubles with Gabriela Dabrowski of Canada at the 2017 French Open.
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Apr 22, 2024 23:29 IST
New Delhi [India], April 22 (ANI): Indian tennis star Rohan Bopanna was honoured with the Padma Shri award, the fourth-highest civilian award, by President Droupadi Murmu on Monday.
Bopanna was given the award for his recent fine performances that lit up the world of tennis. He along with Australia's Matthew Ebden, secured the Miami Open men's doubles title in March-end. Before that, in the Australian Open held this year, the duo defeated Italy's Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori in straight sets, 7-6, 7-5, in a thrilling final.
It was Bopanna's second career Grand Slam title and his first in men's doubles. His previous Grand Slam victory came in mixed doubles with Gabriela Dabrowski of Canada at the 2017 French Open.
He made his 17th Australian Open appearance in this edition, comfortably wrapped up his maiden Grand Slam men's doubles title victory. Aged 43 years, and 329 days, he also became the oldest Grand Slam champion. The Indian tennis player is also the third Indian man in the Open Era to win a major men's doubles title, following Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi.
In the Asian Games last year at Hangzhou, Bopanna and Rutuja Bhosale won a Gold medal in the Tennis Mixed Doubles event.
President Droupadi Murmu presents Padma Shri in the field of Sports to Shri Rohan Bopanna. He is an eminent tennis player. He is a Grand Slam Winner, an Asian Games gold medallist and an Olympian. He is known for sustaining international standards of excellence in a competitive… pic.twitter.com/hU71SR5GVp
— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) April 22, 2024
Padma Shri was also conferred upon the para-swimmer Satendra Singh Lohia by President Murmu.
#WATCH | Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu confers Padma Shri upon para-swimmer Satendra Singh Lohia in the field of sports. pic.twitter.com/4fXap7t7jg
— ANI (@ANI) April 22, 2024
Harbinder Singh a former hockey player for India and an international-level coach was also given the Padma Shri award for his distinguished service to the sport. In the field hockey, he won a gold in the 1964 Olympics with the Indian team and secured bronze medals in the 1968 Mexico and 1972 Munich Olympics.
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Purnima Mahanto, an acclaimed archery coach, was also honoured with the Padma Shri award by President Murmu. (ANI)
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