- Mirabai Chanu has won the BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year (ISWOTY) award for the second time in a row.
- She is the first person to win this award twice.
- For this year's award, PV Sindhu, Sakshi Malik, Vinesh Phogat and Nikhat Zareen were the other shortlisted contenders.
- Table tennis player Bhavina Patel received the BBC Para Sportswoman of the Year award. This category of award has been introduced for the first time.
- Boxer Neetu Ghanghas was chosen as the 'BBC Emerging Player of the Year'.
- Pritam Siwach, former captain of the Indian women's hockey team, was honored with the 'BBC Lifetime Achievement Award'.
- The women's lawn ball team of Lovely Choubey, Roopa Rani Tirkey, Pinky and Nayanmoni Saikia received the 'BBC Changemaker of the Year Award'.
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