Indian Sports Honours Explained

Indian Sports Honours
Awardedfor:Excellence in Sports
Sponsor:Sevva Foundation
Presenter:RPSG Group
First:2017
Number:5
Mostwins:Neeraj Chopra
Mostrecent:2024 edition
Nextaward:2025 edition

Indian Sports Honours are annual sports awards given by the RPSG Group and the Sevva Foundation to sports personalities from India that have achieved excellence.[1] The awards were founded in 2017.[2]

Background

The inaugural award ceremony was held on 11 November 2017 in Mumbai.[3] The jury was chaired by former All-England champion and badminton coach Pullela Gopichand, tennis player and multiple Grand Slam winner Mahesh Bhupathi, former sprinter and President of the Indian Olympic Association P. T. Usha, former world number one shooter Anjali Bhagwat and India men's field hockey team's former captain Arjun Halappa.[4]

Editions

YearEditionHostsRef(s)
20171st Indian Sports Honours[5]
20192nd Indian Sports Honours[6]
20213rd Indian Sports Honours[7]
20234th Indian Sports Honours[8]
20245th Indian Sports Honours[9] [10]

2025

TBD

See also

References

  1. Web site: Indian Sports Honours (ISH) 2017 Celebrates Sports Heroes and Rising Stars . 2024-10-19 . Mumbai Live . en.
  2. Web site: 2017-11-27 . PV Sindhu, R Ashwin, Kidambi Srikanth, Mithali Raj bag awards at Indian Sports Honours 2017 . 2024-10-19 . The Indian Express . en.
  3. Web site: Edition ISH 2017 – ISH . 2024-10-19 . en-US.
  4. News: Anil Kumble nominated for Indian Sports Honours organised by Virat Kohli foundation. 2017-11-03. Deccan Chronicle. 2017-11-17. en.
  5. Web site: 2017-11-12 . Bollywood celebrities at Indian Sports Honours: Anushka Sharma, Aamir Khan, Farah Khan, Malaika Arora and more . 2024-10-19 . The Indian Express . en.
  6. Web site: Team . DNA Web . Indian Sports Honours: Second edition of Virat Kohli-backed ISH to felicitate performers in 17 sporting disciplines . 2024-10-19 . DNA India . en.
  7. Web site: Today . Telangana . 2021-07-21 . Top athletes to be felicitated by RPSG Indian Sports Honours . 2024-10-19 . Telangana Today . en.
  8. Web site: 2024-11-06 . Indian Sports Honours returns for 5th edition to celebrate India’s top athletes . 2024-11-09 . India Today . en.
  9. Web site: Top Indian athletes mark their presence at 5th edition of Indian Sports Honours . 2024-11-10 . ANI News . en.
  10. Web site: Indian Sports Honours 2024 Gold medals to red carpets: India’s finest grace the stage . 2024-11-10 . Mid-day . en.