Sports Illustrated Awards 2012
It is based on performance during the year 2012 and
declared on 1st Oct 2013. This is the fourth year of the India awards, which
are inspired by the world's most prestigious sports awards, the Sportsman of
the Year, established by Sports Illustrated in 1954.
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Olympic
bronze medalist Saina Nehwal was declared Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of
the Year while her mentor and India coach Pulella Gopichand was given the Coach
of the Year award for nurturing new crop of talented young shuttlers. The event
was organised by the sports magazine to honour good performances of the year
2012.
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Saina
had also bagged this award in the inaugural edition in 2009. The 14 categories
in which the awards were presented include Young Player of the Year-2012 won by
U-19 world cup winning captain Unmukt Chand, while Athlete of the Year was
presented to young India cricketer Virat Kohli.
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Rahul
Dravid and VVS Laxman, the Indian batting stalwarts, who retired from
international cricket in 2011 were given the Lifetime Achievement Award for
their contribution to the sport.
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Wrestler
Sushil Kumar, who won became the first Indian to win back-to-back individual
Olympic medals, was adjudged the 'Game changer of the Year' for bagging a
silver medal at London Games.
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Team
of the Year award was given to India U-19 Cricket Team for winning country's third
ICCUnder-19 World Cup in Australia.
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Paralympics
high jumper H N Girisha's silver medal winning effort at Paralympics last year
was awarded 'Sporting moment of the Year'.
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The
list also included Asian champion Sawarn Singh Virk (Rowing) and race walker KT
Irfan as 'Surprise Package of the Year’.
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The
other awardees include footballer Uttam Rai (Sports-kid of the Year), Service
Sports Control Board (Administrator of the Year) and Services (Domestic
Performance of the Year).
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