Sushil, Mary Kom get top honours at Sahara Awards

Lily

B.R
Staff member
New Delhi October 31:

Wrestler Sushil Kumar and boxer M C Mary Kom bagged the honours for the sportsman of the year and sportswoman of the year respectively at the second Sahara India Sports Awards here.

Indian Davis cup team was named the team of the year. Rifle shooter Gagan Narang, who picked up four gold medals in the Commonwealth Games in Delhi earlier this month, and young woman archer Deepika Kumari, who bagged two gold medals in the Games, were declared best male and female athletes in the multi-sport extravaganza.

These were two special awards for performances outside the period under consideration. Five-time world boxing champion Mary Kom was named the sportswoman of the year and world wrestling champion Kumar was honoured as the sportsman of the year at the function here.

 
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