Who are India's most decorated sporting heroes post 1947?
Sachin Tendulkar is the only sportsperson to have been awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour. Viswanathan Anand was India's first Grandmaster and the first sportsperson to receive the Padma Vibhushan. Abhinav Bindra became the first Indian to win an individual Olympic gold in 2008 while Saina Nehwal was the first Indian shuttler to win an Olympic medal.