NEW DELHI (TIP): Gymnast Dipa Karmakar and wrestler Sakshi Malik on Thursday received the coveted Padma Shri Award from President Pranab Mukherjee at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Thursday.

Karmakar, hailing from Agartala, missed the bronze medal by 0.150 points as American gymnast Simone Biles won her third gold medal at the Rio Olympics last year. The 23-year-old had created history when she became the first Indian gymnast to enter the final on her debut at the Olympics after finishing eighth in the qualifying round.

Sakshi, on the other hand, won the bronze medal in the 58kg category at the Rio Olympics. Sakshi became the first Indian woman wrestler to win an Olympics medal and fourth Indian woman athlete to clinch the coveted medal after Karnam Malleshwari, Mary Kom and Saina Nehwal.

Meanwhile, discus thrower Vikas Gowda and Paralympian Mariyappan Thangavelu were the other notable recipients of the prestigious award.