Sheetal, Anmol, Ayush win top honours at FICCI India Sports Awards 2024

Paris 2024 Paralympics bronze medallist and Asian Para Games champion Sheetal Devi bagged the Sportsperson of the Year (para-sports), while Mumbai domestic cricketer Ayush Mhatre and Badminton Asia Team Championship gold medallist Anmol Kharb won the Emerging Sportsperson (Male) and Emerging Sportsperson (Female) awards respectively at the FICCI India Sports Awards 2024, held at the FICCI headquarters in New Delhi.

Former captain of the Indian women's national basketball team, Raspreet Sidhu, won the Long Term Individual Contribution to Sports award.

Adille Sumariwalla, President of the Athletics Federation of India, was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement of the Year award. The Kho Kho Federation of India (KKFI) was named the National Sports Federation of the Year. Rugby India was recognised for the Best Developmental Level Work by an NSF.

In the state categories, Tamil Nadu won the Best State Promoting Sports award, while Bihar was named the Emerging State Promoting Sports.

Pro Kabaddi Season 10 winners Puneri Paltan were awarded Sports Franchise of the Year, and the Inspire Institute of Sport received the Best High-Performance Sports Centre award.

Indian Oil was recognised as the Best Corporate Promoting Sports Development (Public), while GMR Sports won the Best Corporate Promoting Sports Development (Private).

In a special video message, Charu Sharma, an esteemed jury member of the India Sports Awards 2024, said, "Congratulations to all those who have won awards today. I hope this recognition will spur you on to do more for the cause of Indian sport. My commiserations to those who did not win an award despite being nominated, but we hope you will continue to work harder for the cause of sport."

Full List of Awards:

1. Best State Promoting Sports - Tamil Nadu

2. Emerging State Promoting Sports - Bihar

3. Best Sports Manufacturer - Capapie

4. Best Sports Infrastructure Company - Great Sports

5. Best Sports Educational Institute Promoting Sports (University) - LNCPE

6. Best NGO Promoting Sports - Grassroot Shillong

7. National Sports Federation of the Year - Kho Kho Federation of India

8. Best Developmental Level Work by an NSF - Rugby India

9. Best Sports Startup - Cricheroes

10. Best Corporate Promoting Sports Development (Private) - GMR Sports

11. Best Social Media Sports Campaign - GroupM ESP

12. *Independent Production Company - Sportzworkz

13. Best Promotion of Sports (School) - Mayo College

14. Best Corporate Promoting Sports Development (Public) - Indian Oil

15. Sports Franchise of the Year - Puneri Paltan

16. Sports Broadcaster of the Year - Star Sports Network

17. Best High Performance Sports Centre - Inspire Institute of Sport

18. Emerging Sportsperson (Male) - Ayush Mhatre

19. Emerging Sportsperson (Female) - Anmol Kharb

20. Sportsperson of the Year (Para) - Sheetal Devi

21. Lifetime Achievement Award - Dr. Adille Sumariwalla

22. Sports Physiotherapist of the Year - Dr. Sumit Arora

23. Best Sports Strength and Conditioning Trainer of the Year - Dr. Pradip Dutta

24. Best Sports Psychologist of the Year - Dr. Bhawna Chauhan

25. Long Term Individual Contribution to Sports (Male) - Suman Kapur

26. Long Term Individual Contribution to Sports (Female) - Raspreet Sidhu

27. Sports Journalist of the Year (Electronic) - Rica Roy

28. Sports Journalist of the Year (Print) - Mihir Vasavda

29. Emerging Sports Entrepreneur of the Year - Suhail Chandhok

Sports leaders among policymakers, corporates, athletes, and global experts had gathered together for the FICCI "TURF 2024", 14th edition of FICCI’s Global Sports Summit, to highlight India’s bold aspirations and discuss strategies to realise its vision of becoming a sporting powerhouse.