Para athlete Jayanti Behera will be conferred with the Biju Patnaik Sports Award.
In a letter to her, Sports Secretary Vishal Kumar Dev has said she will be honoured with the award for her outstanding performance in sports and games for the year 2019.
She will receive the award during a function at Lokaseva Bhawan on Saturday on the eve of National Sports Day.
Behera, a resident of Sakhigopal, participated in World Para Athletics Championships, Dubai in 2019. She also won silver and bronze medals during the Asian Para Games, Indonesia in 2018. During the World Para Athletics Championships, London in 2017, she bagged silver medal. She has so far won nine medals including four gold medals at international events.