Manipur’s Shushila Devi Likmabam and Assam’s Nayanmoni Saikia were among the 25 athletes who were bestowed with Arjuna Award 2022, India’s second-highest sporting honour, by the President of India, Droupadi Murmu, in a National Sports Awards ceremony held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Wednesday.
Shushila Devi, who got a silver in women’s judo 48kg final during the Commonwealth Games 2022, also bagged golds in both Commonwealth Judo Championship, 2018 and 2019.
Nayanmoni received the prestigious award for her achievements in Lawn bowls. She won gold in Commonwealth Games 2022 and a bronze medal in Asian Championship, 2018.
