Kohli, Sreejesh, Sakshi, Deepa Malik, Thangavelu for Padma Shri

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IANS New Delhi
Last Updated : Jan 25 2017 | 6:08 PM IST

Cricket captain Virat Kohli, hockey captain P.R. Sreejesh, 2016 Olympic medallist wrestler Sakshi Malik, and para-athletes Deepa Malik and Mariyappan Thangavelu were on Wednesday named for the prestigious Padma Shri, the country's fourth highest civilian award.

Apart from them, gymnast sensation Dipa Karmakar, discus thrower Vikas Gowda and blind cricketer Shekhar Naik also figure in the last of awardees.

--IANS

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First Published: Jan 25 2017 | 5:58 PM IST

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