Sumit Antil has been honoured with the Padma Shri award on the eve of Republic Day 2022. He was earlier conferred with the Khel Ratna Award in 2021 after he won the gold medal in Tokyo Paralympics for his record-breaking throw in the men’s javelin throw F64 category. Antil produced a memorable performance in Tokyo Paralympics where he went on …
Tokyo Olympics gold medalist Neeraj Chopra is among the 6 sportspersons who will be conferred with the Padma Shri Award this year while Paralympics great Devendra Jhajharia is all set to receive the Padma Bhushan, the country's third-highest civilian award. India's women's hockey team star, Vandana Katariya, Tokyo Paralympics gold medalists Avani Lekhara, Sumit Antil and Pramod Bhagat are among …
