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The inaugural edition of Indian Sports Honours (ISH) 2017, an initiative partnered with Virat Kohli and Sanjiv Goenka, was recently held in Mumbai. Badminton stars P. V. Sindhu and Srikanth Kidambi were honored with the Sportswoman and Sportsman of the year awards respectively.
The Main Honours section comprised 10 categories. The Sports Journalists Federation of India (SJFI) shortlisted the nominees in each category, based on their performances in the period under consideration. The winners in each of the ten categories were picked by a panel chaired by Sanjiv Goenka and Pullela Gopichand. A total of nineteen Honours were presented at the event. Here is the complete list of the winners.
Complete List of Indian Sports Honours (ISH) 2017 Winners
Main Honours (SJFI : EnY Process):
- Sportsman of the year (Individual sport) : Srikanth Kidambi
- Sportsman of the year (Team sport) : Ravichandran Ashwin
- Sportswoman of the year (Individual sport) : P.V. Sindhu
- Sportswoman of the year (Team sport) : Mithali Raj
- Team of the year (Men/Women) : Indian Women’s Cricket Team
- Coach of the year : Bisveshwar Nandi
- Emerging Sportswoman of the year : Aditi Ashok
- Emerging Sportsman of the year : Neeraj Chopra
- Differently abled Sportsman of the year : Devendra Jhajaria
- Differently abled Sportswoman of the year : Deepa Malik
Jury Honours:
- Keep Walking Honour for Lifetime achievement : Balbir Singh
- Inspirational Honour : Sania Mirza
- Transformational Contribution to Sport : Abhinav Bindra
Popular choice Honours:
- Breakthrough performance of the year : Hardik Pandya
- Star Sports ‘Believe’ Honour (Comeback of the year) : Saina Nehwal
- Spirit of Sport : Yogeshwar Dutt
- Player of the year : Sunil Chhetri
- Club of the year : Mumbai Indians
- Best Fan Club : Manjappada Kerala Blasters
VKF Athlete Development Programme : Scholarship Athletes:
- Sumit Nagal : Tennis
- Karman Kaur Thandi : Tennis
- Diya Dhayal : Archery
- Shivani Kataria : Swimming
- Swastika Ghosh : Table Tennis
- Aadil Bedi : Golf
- Aryamann Tandon : Badminton
Important Note : The event was the brainchild of Virat Kohli, India's cricket captain, and Sanjiv Goenka, Chairman, RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group and it was conceptualised by Cornerstone Sport.
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