Bajrang Punia, Elavenil Valarivan bag most sensible honours at FICCI India Sports activities Awards
December 9, 2020 7:55:24 pm
Tokyo Olympics-bound athletes — wrestler Bajrang Punia and shooter Elavenil Valarivan — bagged the highest honours on the FICCI India Sports activities Awards 2020 held nearly this 12 months owing to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The 2 athletes, who’ve had an outstanding 2019-20 season, gained the Sportsperson of the 12 months awards of their respective classes.
Freestyle wrestler Bajrang, who’s these days coaching in america, expressed his satisfaction at receiving the award.
“My goal one day will once more be to provide my easiest and win a lot of medals for the rustic. Such recognitions inspire me to stay doing neatly, and it offers me large pleasure. I additionally need to take this chance to congratulate the entire different winners,” Bajrang mentioned.
Elavenil mentioned, “I wish to thank my circle of relatives first for at all times status through me, my mentor Gagan Narang and my trainer Neha Chauhan for at all times believing in me.
“I might additionally love to thank the Nationwide Rifle Affiliation of India (NRAI) for at all times supporting and pushing us thru all our onerous instances, and likewise the Sports activities Authority of India for ensuring that we’re supplied with the whole thing we want.”
Wrestling Federation of India and Paralympic Committee of India had been collectively named as the most efficient nationwide sports activities federation, whilst the most efficient para-athlete award was once gained collectively through Sundar Singh Gurjar and Simran Sharma.
The trainer of the 12 months award was once bagged through Radhakrishnan Nair of athletics.
The sports activities awards are an strive through trade frame, FICCI to recognize and recognise the contribution of sportspersons and quite a lot of stakeholders who ship very good effects right through the 12 months.
Anil Kumble gained the ‘Absolute best Corporate Selling Sports activities (Non-public Sector)’ award on behalf of his endeavor — Tenvic Sports activities.