visakhapatnam sports lovers here lauded noted orthopaedic surgeon dr sv adinarayana rao who was awarded the padma shri the award was announced on the eve of the republic daythe doctor who has performed more than 3 lakh corrective surgeries and 10 lakh procedures to help the polioaffected was a good sportsman during his student days and is responsible for keeping football alive in this region thanks to his efforts since 1980s players from visakhapatnam and andhra secured jobs the then famous visakha trophy tournament where top teams of the country participated was a regular affair and he also managed the ap football associationdr rao not only funded many tournaments but also arranged floodlights at the railway stadium developed amcs ebden memorial ground and got the statue of col ck nayudu erected at the acavdca stadium along with his wife dr r sashiprabha a reputed gynaecologist and former director of medical education in ap he provided free treatment to many sportspersonsap football association president kosaraju gopala krishna and others congratulated dr rao on his award