Mirabai Chanu wins Sportstar of the Year (Female) Award, dedicates it to family
First Published: 1st March, 2023 14:41 IST
Chanu also dedicated the award to her coach, the federation, the Sports Authority of India (SAI) and all her well-wishers
Olympic medalist Mirabai Chanu was adjudged the ‘Popular Choice – Sportstar of the Year (Female)’ at the 2023 Sportstar Aces Awards function held in Mumbai on February 27, 2023. Chanu dedicated the award to her family, her coach, the federation, the Sports Authority of India (SAI) and all her well-wishers.
“I am happy to be honoured with the Sportstar of the Year Award (Female) at the #SportstarAces 2023. I would like to dedicate this award to my family, my coach, federation, SAI and all the well-wishers who have been supporting me. Thank you all💝🥰 @sportstarweb @the_hindu”, tweets Chanu.
There are 27 categories of awards this year – five Popular Choice and 22 Jury awards. The five Popular Choice awards are Sportsman of the Year, Sportswoman of the Year, National Team of the Year, Club Team of the Year and Sporting Moment of the Year.
Mirabai, 28, got back to her peak at the right time to total 201kg – a kg less than her Olympics showing a year ago – and win her second successive gold in the Birmingham Commonwealth Games.
It was the third CWG medal in a row for Mirabai, who landed a silver in 2014.
Mirabai bagged her maiden National Games gold in Gandhinagar and a World Championships silver (which was her second Worlds medal after her gold in 2017) in Bogota despite a wrist injury.
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