In pictures: Sportstar Aces Awards

A collection of images of all the winners of Sportstar Aces Awards, supported by Supreme Committee of Delivery and Legacy, in association with MRF.

Published : Feb 14, 2019 23:18 IST

Prakash Padukone was the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award at Sportstar Aces Awards. Sunil Gavaskar gave away the award to Padukone at the event which took place at the Taj Mahal Palace in Mumbai.

Jasprit Bumrah was the joint-winner of the Sportsman of the Year (cricket) Award, which he shared with Virat Kohli. Former ICC chairman Shashank Manohar presented him with the award.

Cheteshwar Pujara won the Chairman's Choice Award, which he received from N. Ram, chairman, THG Publishing Private Limited. Speaking after receiving the award, Pujara said, "It is an honour to be part of a wonderful evening. It has been a tough journey. I lost my mother to cancer at 17. She blessed me with a good career ahead. She wanted me to be a nice human being. My father played the role of my mother too."

Smriti Mandhana receives the Sportswoman of the Year (cricket) award from an eight-time table tennis national champion Kamlesh Mehta. Mandhana said, "It is a great honour. It will motivate me to do better and score more runs for India."

Manu Bhaker won the Best Young Athlete (girls) Award, which she received from Anjali Bhagwat at the event held at the Taj Mahal Palace in Mumbai.

Odisha chief minister, Naveen Patnaik receives the Best State for Promotion of Sport Award from chess Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand at the Taj Mahal Palace in Mumbai.

Saurabh Chaudhary, 2018 Asian Games gold-medallist in the 10m air pistol event, won the Best Young Athlete (boys) Award, which was presented to him by Gagan Narang at the event held at the Taj Mahal Palace in Mumbai.

Sharath Kamal won the Sportsman of the Year Award in Racquet Sport from Neeraj Bajaj at the event held at the Taj Mahal Palace in Mumbai.

Deepa Malik won the Parathlete Sportswoman of the Year Award from M. M. Somaya. Speaking after receiving the award, Malik said, "Thank you for validating my journey. It is going on. When I joined the world of athletics at 40, sports became the medium that erased all my disability."

Prakash Padukone poses with his family after receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award. Prakash received the award from Sunil Gavaskar at the event held at the Taj Mahal Palace in Mumbai.

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Prakash Padukone was the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award at Sportstar Aces Awards. Sunil Gavaskar gave away the award to Padukone at the event which took place at the Taj Mahal Palace in Mumbai.
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