Six Indian sportspersons who got married in 2017

Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma
Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma

Sakshi Malik and Satyawart Kadian

Sakshi Malik and Satyawart Kaidan
Sakshi Malik and Satyawart Kaidan

The Olympic bronze medalist got engaged to Kadian in October 2016 but only tied the knot on April 2, 2017. The wedding was attended by the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, Olympic medal winners Saina Nehwal, Sushil Kumar and others.

Her wedding came into controversy as Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and sports minister Anil Vij decided to skip it after she accused the state government of failing to fulfil their promises to reward her for her Olympic performance.

Satyawart Kaidan won the 2014 Asian Wrestling Championships and followed it up with a silver medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

The highlight of Sakshi's year though, was when she was conferred with Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian honour of India.

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