Imphal: President Ram Nath Kovind presented the Padma Shri to Oinam Bembem Devi, the fourth-highest civilian honour, for her contribution to the field of sports on Monday.
The prestigious award ceremony was held at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi.
The official Twitter handle of the President of India tweeted, “President Kovind presents Padma Shri to Ms Oinam Bembem Devi for sports. She is the former captain of the Indian women football team and is also known as ‘Durga of Indian football’.”
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