Veteran table tennis player Mouma Das and athlete Sudha Singh are among sportspersons awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India on the eve of India's 72nd Republic Day.

Anshu Jamsenpa (mountaineer), Anitha Pauldurai (basketball), Madhavan Nambiar (PT Usha coach), Virender Singh (wrestler), and KY Venkatesh (para-sportsman) have also been awarded the prestigious award in the sports category for the year.

Union Ministry of Home Affairs on Monday announced the names of 119 recipients including 1 duo case (in a duo case, the award is counted as one) of the Padma award. Former Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe will be awarded Padma Vibhushan, one of the highest civilian Awards of India, by President Ramnath Kovind at ceremonial functions which will be held at Rashtrapati Bhawan usually around March/ April every year. The Padma awards are conferred in three categories -- Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, and Padma Shri, second, third, and fourth highest civilian awards of the country respectively, only after the Bharat Ratna.This year's list comprises seven Padma Vibhushan, 10 Padma Bhushan, and 102 Padma Shri Awards.

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