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Who has won the BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year award for 2021 in March 2022? Correct Answer Mirabai Chanu

The correct answer is Mirabai Chanu.

Key Points

  • Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu has won the BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year award for 2021 on 29 March 2022.
  • Chanu became the first Indian weightlifter to win a silver medal at an Olympic Games when she finished second in the 49kg category in Tokyo.
  • Chanu won the gold medal in the 48kg division at the 2017 World Championships in Anaheim and followed up with Commonwealth Games gold in 2018.

Important Points

  • The BBC Emerging Player award was presented to 18-year-old cricketer Shafali Verma, who has recently been playing at the Women's World Cup in New Zealand.
  • In 2021, Verma became the youngest Indian cricketer, male or female, to play in all three formats for the national team.
  • Karnam Malleswari, the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal with her weightlifting bronze at the 2000 Games in Sydney, was presented with the BBC Lifetime Achievement award.
  • In this third edition of BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year, the Olympians and the Paralympians from Tokyo 2020 were also honoured including the Indian women's and men's hockey teams.

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