New Delhi: The Rio Olympics silver medallist shuttler PV Sindhu yesterday by the  Sports Ministry is nominated for the country's third highest civilian honour 'Padma Bhushan'. She is now the second athlete after former Indian skipper MS Dhoni to be nominated for the award this year.

Sindhu was awarded fourth highest civilian honour, Padma Shri in March 2015 and was conferred the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, the highest sporting honour in India in 2016.

The 22-year-old Sindhu on her nomination thanked the Sports Ministry and said "I am very happy that my name has been recommended for the Padma Bhushan. I would like to thank the government and the Sports Ministry,"

In the Badminton World Federation (BWF) rankings Sindhu ranks on number second and to win the Korea Open Super Series title she had defeated Japan's Nozomi Okuhara.The Hyderabadi shuttler won the Silver at the recently concluded World Championships in Glasgow.

Sindhu became the first Indian to grab the silver medal at the Olympic Games last year when she lost in the final against Carolina Marin of Spain at Rio de Janeiro.

The former Indian captain MS Dhoni ( led India in World T20 and 2011 World Cup) On September 20 was nominated for the prestigious Padma Bhushan by the-the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).

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