Sportstar Aces Awards 2023: On Monday (February 27), the Sportstar Aces Awards 2023 were presented in Mumbai, where the best performers in Indian sports from the previous year were honoured. It was the fifth edition of the star-studded prestigious awards, which recognised every significant achievement in Indian sports.
From the Indian badminton team’s historic Thomas Cup triumph to a number of individual triumphs at the world level were celebrated. Star athlete Neeraj Chopra’s consistency at the international level earned him one of the evening’s most important awards, Sportstar of the Year. Mirabai Chanu’s World Championship silver and Commonwealth Games gold earned her the title of Sportstar of the Year (Female).
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 pic.twitter.com/FXu7ha0ymv
— Saikhom Mirabai Chanu (@mirabai_chanu) March 1, 2023
On the night, 29 awards were given out, including individual and team awards from various sports. Hardik Pandya and Harmanpreet Kaur for Cricket, Avinash Sable and Annu Rani for Track and Field, the Thomas Cup-winning team for National Team of the Year and Moment of the Year, Rahul Jakhar for Sportsman of the Year (Parasports), and Gujarat Titans for Club of the Year were among the winners.
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Complete List of 2023 Sportstar Aces Winners:
SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR (CRICKET): Hardik Pandya
SPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR (CRICKET): Harmanpreet Kaur
SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR (TRACK AND FIELD): Avinash Sable
SPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR (TRACK AND FIELD): Annu Rani
SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR (TEAM SPORTS): PR Sreejesh and Sunil Chhetri
SPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR (TEAM SPORTS): Savita Punia
SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR (OLYMPIC SPORTS): Rudrankksh Patil
SPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR (OLYMPIC SPORTS): Nikhat Zareen
SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR (RACQUET SPORTS): Lakshya Sen and Sharath Kamal
SPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR (RACQUET SPORTS): Dipika Pallikal Karthik
SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR (PARASPORTS): Rahul Jakhar (Shooting)
SPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR (PARASPORTS): Manish Ramadass (Badminton)
COACH OF THE YEAR: Bhaskar Bhatt
BEST YOUNG ACHIEVER (BOY): D Gukesh
BEST YOUNG ACHIEVER (GIRL): Rhythm Sangwan and Antim Pangal
BEST PSU FOR THE PROMOTION OF SPORTS: ONGC BEST CORPORATE FOR THE PROMOTION OF SPORT: JSW BEST STATE FOR THE PROMOTION OF SPORT: Odisha
BEST University FOR THE PROMOTION OF SPORT: Jain University
BEST GRASSROOTS COACH: Merzban Patel (Hockey)
COMEBACK OF THE YEAR: Vinesh Phogat and Anwar Ali
SPORTSTAR OF THE YEAR (MALE): Neeraj Chopra
SPORTSTAR OF THE YEAR (FEMALE): Mirabai Chanu
NATIONAL TEAM OF THE YEAR: Thomas Cup-winning team
CLUB OF THE YEAR: Gujarat Titans
MOMENT OF THE YEAR: India winning Thomas Cup
SPIRIT OF SPORTS: Nihal Sarin
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: Shyam Thapa
INSPIRATIONAL ICON: Sania Mirza
