Guwahati, Nov. 13 -- Lalremsiami Hmar Zote has become the first sportsperson from Mizoram to receive the Arjuna Award. President Droupadi Murmu presented the honour to the 26-year-old Indian women's hockey player at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Friday.

Lalremsiami was among 17 athletes selected for the Arjuna Award 2025 by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports on August 18.

Originally from Mizoram Kolasib district, near the Assam border, Lalremsiami began playing hockey during her childhood.

At 11, she enrolled at the state government's hockey academy in Thenzawl in 2011. Five years later, she moved to the National Hockey Academy in New Delhi to continue her training.

Her first appearance at the national level came at the Jun...