Video: Virat Kohli receives Padma Shri award at Rashtrapati Bhavan

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Video: Virat Kohli receives Padma Shri award at Rashtrapati Bhavan

Virat was among the eight athletes who were named in the list of Padma Shri recipients on Republic Day.

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Published: Thu 30 Mar 2017, 6:39 PM

Last updated: Thu 30 Mar 2017, 8:48 PM

Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli was today awarded the Padma Shri, the fourth-highest civilian award by President Pranab Mukherjee at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. Among the other seven sports personalities to be awarded Padma Shri this year included hockey captain P R Sreejesh, Rio Olympic stars wrestler Sakshi Malik, gymnast Dipa Karmakar, Paralympian Mariyappan Thangavelu and Deepa Malik, discus thrower Vikas Gowda and blind cricket team captain Shekhar Naik.
These eight athletes were named in the list of Padma Shri recipients on the eve of the Republic Day this year.


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