Mary Kom awarded Padma Vibhushan, Oinam Bembem conferred Padma Bhushan
- January 25 2020 at Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi -
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Olympic Bronze medallist, Mary Kom's autobiography 'Unbreakable' launched at Imphal college on 18 Dec 2013 :: Pix - Ranabir Pao
India Today - 25th January 2020 edition
Six-time world champion MC Mary Kom has been awarded the prestigious Padma Vibhushan whereas World Champion shuttler PV Sindhu has been conferred the Padma Bhushan on Saturday.
Mary Kom won a bronze medal in the 2012 London Olympics while also being crowned as world champion six times in an illustrious career.
The other six sportspersons were named for Padma Shri. They are cricketer Zaheer Khan, current Indian women's hockey captain Rani Rampal, former Indian men's hockey player M P Ganesh, shooter Jitu Rai, former Indian women's football team captain Oinam Bembem Devi and archer Tarundeep Rai.
Oinam Bembem Devi - Footballer of the Year of India 2013 :: Pix - Oinam Bembem
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This was posted on 28th January 2020
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