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Leander Paes : The latest sportsperson to be awarded Padma Bhushan

New Dellhi:  Leander Paes and tennis are synonymous in India.The  forty year old war horse who made India proud in 1996 Atlanta Olympics by winning a bronze medal has been awarded with the third highest




The contribution of Leander Paes to the game of tennis has been duly acknowledged by everyone. Paes has already been awarded Arjuna Award in 1990, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna in1997 and Padma Shri in 2001