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Mirabai Chanu wins BBC Indian Sportswoman Of The Year for 2022: Mirabai Chanu, the silver medallist weightlifter at the Tokyo Olympics, has won the ‘BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year‘ award in 2022 through a public vote. Hailing from Manipur, the 28-year-old weightlifter is the first athlete to win this award consecutively, having also won it in 2021.
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”I am really excited and want to say that I will be working even harder for the forthcoming games and win more medals for India,” said Chanu. The ‘BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year‘ award had other shortlisted nominees such as wrestlers Vinesh Phogat and Sakshi Malik, boxer Nikhat Zareen, and badminton player PV Sindhu.
Mirabai Chanu won BBC Indian Sportswoman of The Year for 2022
The BBC, started this annual award three years ago to celebrate Indian female athletes and recognise their achievements in various sports during the past year. A panel comprising of eminent Indian sports journalists and experts selected the nominees, and public voting determined the winner. The winner of the fourth edition of the BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year 2022 was announced at a gala on Sunday. The nominees for this year’s award included Tokyo 2020 silver medallist Mirabai Chanu, Indian badminton player PV Sindhu, Olympic bronze medalist wrestler Sakshi Malik, two-time wrestling world championship medalist Vinesh Phogat, and boxing world champion Nikhat Zareen.
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Mirabai Chanu, a former world champion, won a silver medal at the World Weightlifting Championships 2022 in Bogota, and also won the gold medal at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games last year.
BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year 2022: Award Winners
- BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year – Mirabai Chanu (weightlifting)
- BBC Emerging Player of the Year – Nitu Ghanghas (boxing)
- Lifetime Achievement – Pritam Rani Siwach (hockey)
- Indian Para-sportswoman of the Year – Bhavina Patel (table tennis)
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