Iconic wrestler-turned-coach Satpal was Sunday named for the prestigious Padma Bhushan award, while national hockey team captain Sardar Singh was among the five sportspersons chosen for this year's Padma Shri awards.
Women's badminton player P.V. Sindhu, former women's hockey player Saba Anjum, Arunima Sinha -- the first woman amputee mountaineer to climb Mount Everest, and Indian women's cricket team skipper Mithali Raj were the other sportspersons selected for this year's Padma Shri awards.
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