Wrestlers Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia nominated for the prestigious Padma Shri award by the Sports ministry
Woman wrestler Vinesh Phogat and wrestler Bajrang Punia, who had won a gold medal at Gold Coast 21st Commonwealth Games (CWG) and 18th Asian Games at Jakarta, this year, has been nominated for India’s fourth highest civilian award Padma Shri. They are nominated by Sports ministry who forwarded their application to the Home Affairs ministry. …