President Pranab Mukherjee presented the Padma Shri awards at Rashtrapati Bhawan on Thursday.

Rio Olympic Bronze medal winner Sakshi Malik and gymnast Dipa Karmakar received the award from the President. Also, discus thrower Vikas Gowda and Paralympian Mariyappan Thangavelu were conferred with this award.

The others who were honoured with this prestigious award were Chef Sanjeev Kapoor, space scientist Jitendra Nath Goswami, musician Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt and Vadodara-based doctor Subroto Das.

The fourth highest civilian award in the Republic of India, Padma Shri after Bharat Ratna, Padma vibhushan and Padma Bhushan is given for the work in the field of art, science, literature, education, sports, trade, medicine, industry, civil service, social works and public affairs.

The 23-year-old Tripura girl, Dipa Karmakar created a milestone in the history of Indian sports after she became the first Indian gymnast to enter the final on her debut at the quadrennial multi-discipline games after finishing eighth in the qualifying round. She is the first Indian woman gymnast who qualified for the Olympics. She ranked fourth in the women’s vault finals in Rio Olympics.

Sakshi Malik became the first Indian woman wrestler to win an Olympic medal and became the fourth Indian woman athlete to grab a medal after Karnam Malleshwari, Mary Kom and Saina Nehwal. She won the Bronze medal in the 58 kg category at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Paralympian Mariyappan Thangavelu also won a gold medal at the Rio Paralympics.

The President earlier in this month approved a list of 89 people for some exceptional work in different fields.

The complete list of Padma Shri awardees