India's gold medallist from Tokyo Olympics 2020 Neeraj Chopra was awarded the Padma Shri award on March 28 (Sunday) at the Rashtrapti Bhawan.
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He received the award from the hands of President of India Ram Nath Kovind.
When the award was announced, he had thanked his fans and well-wishers for all the support he has got over the years.
"I thank you all for your good wishes and blessings and will continue to work hard to do my best for the nation,” he said.
"Humbled and honoured to know that I have been named as a recipient of the Padma Shri award and the Param Vishisht Seva Medal. I thank you all for your good wishes and blessings and will continue to work hard to do my best for the nation," he said.
Paralympic gold medallist in badminton Pramod Bhagat was also conferred with the honour alongside Chopra.
Chopra made history at the Tokyo Olympics by becoming the first Indian to win a gold medal in a track and field event in the Games' history.
He also became only the second Indian to win an individual Olympic gold after shooter Abhinav Bindra.
The 33-year-old Bhagat also became the first Indian to win a gold medal in para badminton, which made its debut at the Paralympics last year.
Bhagat, who had contracted polio when he was 4 years old, won the gold in the men's singles SL3 class.
With PTI inputs
