Feb 24, 2024
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TOISA in City of Nawabs
The sixth edition of the Times of India Sports Awards (TOISA 2023) was held in City of Nawabs, Lucknow Friday where country's top athletes' stellar performances and achievements were celebrated in a glittering ceremony.
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UP CM graced TOISA 2023 as Chief Guest
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, under whose visionary leadership sports got a major fillip in the state, was the Chief Guest at the ceremony.
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Star of the Show
Reigning world champion and Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra emerged as the night's big winner as he grabbed -- Sportsperson of the Year and Athlete of the Year awards. Neeraj clinched golds at Budapest World Athletics Championships and the Asian Games.
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Shami, Deepti hog limelight
India speedster Mohammed Shami and all-rounder Deepti Sharma were awarded 'Cricketer of the Year' in the male and female categories respectively.
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Para-athletes shine
Sheetal Devi and Sumit Antil were jointly honored with the 'Para Sportsperson of the Year' award for their incredible feats in para-archery and javelin throw respectively.
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Chirag-Sawtik awarded
Ace Indian badminton duo of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy were named 'Doubles Players of the Year' while Gayatri Gopichand and Treesa Jolly were honored in the female category.
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Chess masters
In chess, siblings R Praggnanandhaa and R Vaishali made history by winning the 'Chess Player of the Year' awards in their respective categories.
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Special Recognition
TOISA Women Icons: Mary Kom, Geeta Phogat, Rani Rampal, Mirabai Chanu and Saina Nehwal.
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Legend honoured
Legendary track and field athlete and current IOA President PT Usha was bestowed with the 'Lifetime Achievement Award'.
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Highlighting emerging talents
The event also honored emerging talents, with archer Aditi Gopichand Swami and shooter Esha Singh sharing the 'Emerging Sportsperson of the Year' award.
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Record breakers
The Indian men's 4x400m relay team (Amoj Jacob, Mijo Chacko, Mohd. Anas, Mohd. Ajmal, Nihal Joel, Rajesh Ramesh), which shattered the Asian record at the World Athletics Championships and secured gold at the Asian Games, was named the 'Team of the Year.'
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Special Recognition
1975 Hockey team honour: Ajit Pal Singh (Captain), Ashok Kumar Singh, Ashok Diwan, Onkar Singh, B.P. Govinda, Harcharan Singh, Harjinder Singh Chimni, Victor Philips, P.E. Kalaiah
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'Mentor of the Year'
Tennis ace Mahesh Bhupathi received the Mentor of the Year award at TOISA 2023. Prasad Sanyal, Business Head, Times Internet presented him with the honour.
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