As many as seven sportspersons have been conferred with the Padma Shri award this year. Basketball player P Anitha, table tennis player Mouma Das, athletes Madhavan Nambiar and Sudha Hari Narayan Singh are among the awardees. Mountaineer Anshu Jamsenpa, the first woman in the world to scale Mount Everest's summit twice in a season, has also been awarded Padma Shri.