Aizawl: Indian women’s hockey forward Lalremsiami Hmar received the Arjuna Award 2025 from President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Friday. She is the first sportsperson from Mizoram to receive the award.Lalremsiami was accompanied by her mother, Lalzarmawii, and Hockey Mizoram president Lalrampari at the ceremony, which began at 11 am.She said she was proud to become the first sportsperson from Mizoram to receive the Arjuna Award, one of the country’s highest sporting honours. The ministry of youth affairs and sports announced her selection on Aug 18.Olympian Lalremsiami was part of the Indian women’s hockey team that won the gold medal at the Asian Games in Japan this year. She made her senior international debut for India in 2017 and won the FIH Rising Star of the Year award in 2019.She represented India at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, where the women’s hockey team finished fourth. She has also contributed to medal-winning campaigns and strong finishes at the Commonwealth Games, Asian Games, Asian Champions Trophy and FIH Nations Cup.
