During the ‘Maruti Suzuki Sportsperson of the Year’ Charity Gala Awards Rio Olympics silver medallist P V Sindhu was bagged with the Sportsperson of the Year award on 8th of July 2017.
Key Points:
P Gopichand(Sindhu’s coach) received the Coach of the Year award and Sikh Milkha Singh was given the Living Legend of the Year award.
- Young India cricketer K L Rahul was awarded with Game changer of the Year award.
- The 2008 Beijing Olympics gold medallist Abhinav Bindra was given the Lifetime Achievement Award.
- Para athletes Devendra Jhajaria, Mariappan Thangavelu, Varun Bharti and Deepa Malik also received awards.
- Badminton player Jwala Gutta, football great Bhaichung Bhutia, boxer Amir Khan and cricketer Pragyan Ojha were present in the ceremony.
About the Awards:
| Name of the awards | Name of the awardee |
| Special award for service to Sports | Jayant Rastogi, CEO, Magic Bus. |
| Team of the year | Junjor Men’s Hockey Team received by Captain Harjeet Singh. |
| Coach of the year | Pullela Gopichand. |
| Editor’s Award for excellence | Devendra Jhajharia, MariyappanThangavelu, Varun Bhati |
| Outstanding Contribution to sports: | K Arumugam |
| Athlete of the year | Gaurav Gill |
| Gamechanger of the year | K.L. Rahul |
| Extreme Performer of the year | Shiva Keshavan |
| Lifetime Achievement Award | Abhinav Bindra |
| Community Development through sports | Milind Soman (Received by his mother Usha Soman). |
| Inspirational athlete of the year | Deepa Malik |
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