New Delhi, Jan. 25 -- India's star tennis player and men's doubles World No. 1 Rohan Bopanna, squash player Joshna Chinappa and former field hockey player Harbinder Singh are honoured with the Padma Shri award, the Centre announced on Thursday.

Bopanna at the age of 43, secured the top spot in the ATP rankings and became the oldest World No. 1 after surpassing Rajeev Ram of the USA, who held the first place at the age of 38 in October 2022.

On Thursday, he sealed his place in the second consecutive final of the Australian Open in the men's doubles. Along with Canada's Gabriela Dabrowski, Bopanna won his maiden Grand Slam title at Roland Garros, becoming only the fourth Indian to achieve such a feat in 2017.

He went on to win a gold med...