Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu has won the 2022 BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year award after a public vote.

Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu has won the 2022 BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year award after a public vote.

She becomes the first athlete to win the award twice in a row after winning for the year 2021.

At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, she became the first Indian to win a silver medal in weightlifting.

Other BBC awards for 2022 :

* Para Sportswoman: Bhavina Patel (TT Player)
* Lifetime Achievement Award: Pritam Siwach (Women Hockey Player)
* Emerging Player: Nitu Ghanghas (Boxer).

Source : BBC