Jitu Rai, Indian shooter of Nepalese origin, has been declared the Sportsperson of the Year at the Times of India Sports Awards. Jitu Rai won an unprecedented seven medals in the last one year.
Times of India Sports Awards – Winners List
|
Name of the Award |
Award Winner |
| Sportsperson of the Year | Jitu Rai |
| Lifetime Achievement Award | Milkha Singh |
| Popular Choice Award | Pankaj Advani |
| Emerging Players’ Jury Award | Malaika Goel |
| Popular Choice Award | Sanjita Chanu |
| Popular Choice Award | Virat Kohli |
| Cricketer of the Year Award | Harmanpreet Kaur |
| Youth Icon of the Year | Saina Nehwal |
Tidbits
- Jitu Rai won gold in 2014 Common Wealth games as well as 2014 Asian Games in 50 m pistol event.
- Milkha Singh is also known as The Flying Sikh. He was awarded the Padma Shri, India’s fourth-highest civilian honour, in recognition of his sporting achievements.
- Pankaj Advani is the only player ever to win professional world titles in both the long and short formats of snooker (15-red standard, and 6-red) and both formats of English billiards (time and point).
- Saina Nehwal is the first Indian to win a medal in Badminton at the Olympics.
GK Questions
- Malaika Goel is associated with which sports? Shooting
- Sanjita Chanu is related to which sports? Weightlifting
- What is the name 2013 biographical film of Milkha Singh’s life? Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
