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Option 1 : Bhaichung Bhutia
The Correct Answer is Bhaichung Bhutia.
- Former Indian Football Captain Bhaichung Bhutia received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Times of India Sports Award, 2019.
- At the fourth Times of India Sports Awards (TOISA) 2019 in New Delhi, World Champion Shuttler PV Sindhu was named Sportsperson of the Year.
- Sindhu, the Olympic silver medallist from Rio who won the World Gold Championship in Basel, Switzerland, also won the Unbreakable Spirit of Sports award last year.
- The Lifetime Achievement Award was given to former Indian football captain Bhaichung Bhutia, while hockey legend and three-time Olympic gold medallist Balbir Singh Sr was honoured with the Icon of the Century award.
- The Mentor of the Year award was won by national badminton coach Pulella Gopichand, while former shooter Jaspal Rana was recognized as the Coach of the Year.
- When she was named as the Badminton Player of the Year in the women's category, Sindhu bagged a hat-trick of awards, while B Sai Praneeth won recognition from male shuttlers.
- India's first silver medalist pugilist in the world championship, Amit Phanghal, earned male boxer recognition, while Lovlina Borgohain won the female boxer title.
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