PV Sindhu & Saurabh Chaudhary Wins ESPN Sportsperson of the Year 2019 Award
- The ESPN.in Awards are the annual award to recognise the best individual and team performances in Indian sport on a calendar-year basis expect Cricket.
- Cricket is already covered by ESPNcricinfo’s annual awards, and so is not included in these awards.
- World Champion shuttler P V Sindhu has won the ESPN’s Female Sportsperson of the Year award for a third consecutive time.
- Young shooter Saurabh Chaudhary bagged the honour in the male category.
- ESPN Multi-Sport Awards recognized achievements across 10 categories.
List of Winners
- Lifetime Achievement award: Balbir Singh Sr. (Hockey)
- Sportsperson of the Year (Female): PV Sindhu (Badminton)
- Sportsperson of the Year (Male): Saurabh Chaudhary (Shooting)
- Comeback of the Year: Koneru Humpy (Chess)
- Emerging Sportsperson of the Year: Deepak Punia (Wrestler)
- Coach of the Year: Pullela Gopichand (Badminton)
- Team of the Year: Manu Bhaker-Saurabh Chaudhary (Shooting)
- Differently-abled Athlete of the Year: Manasi Joshi (Badminton)
- Moment of the Year: PV Sindhu’s World Championships final win
- The Courage award: Dutee Chand (Athletics)