Star para athlete Devendra Jhajharia was on Tuesday named for the prestigious Padma Bhushan, the third highest civilian honour in the country, while Olympic-gold winning javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra was among the eight sportspersons named for the Padma Shri award.
The 40-year old Jhajharia won two gold medals in the javelin competition of Paralympic Games, 2004 Athens and more recently in Rio 2016.