Olympian Neeraj Chopra gets Param Vishisht Seva Medal

Neeraj Chopra, who created history last year by winning India’s first athletics gold medal in Olympics, was awarded Param Vishisht Seva Medal for his distinguished service. He is among the 6 sportspersons who will be conferred with the Padma Shri Award this year while Paralympics great Devendra Jhajharia is all set to receive the Padma Bhushan, the country's third-highest civilian award.