On the eve of the 73rd Republic Day, the Centre announced that the Tokyo Olympics gold medallist Neeraj Chopra will be conferred with the Padma Shri.Vandana Kataria who was part of the Indian women`s hockey team which finished fourth in the Tokyo Olympics will also be conferred with the Padma Shri award.

Padma Shri will also be been conferred on Brahmanand Sankhwalkar who is a former Indian footballer and a captain. He played as a goalkeeper in the team.