Legends of Sports
TOISA: Emerging players
'Awards like TOISA should become a regular phenomenon'It was a memorable evening for several of the country's top athletes. Some of them, like 17-year-old Malaika Goel were attending their first awards ceremony.
TOISA: On star-studded night, plenty of points to ponderThe star-studded TOISA ceremony also featured meaningful and thoughtprovoking conversations on the state of Indian sport. Optimism tangoed with scepticism and advice jived with insight as the great and the good of Indian sport opened up on their experiences.
Glitz and glam: TOISA dazzles allWomen's grandmaster Dronavalli Harika,who received the people's choice award in chess, echoed what many felt when she said while receiving her award, "Watching so many Bollywood functions all these years, I often wondered, why something not for us."
TOISA: What one needs most is the passion to win, says Rajyavardhan RathoreThe shooter was referring to his life's playbook to make the point that the desire to achieve something automatically creates a pathway to acquiring knowledge.
Mary Kom, Saina Nehwal, Virat Kohli among TOISA winnersTOISA aims to honour the past, celebrate the present and nurture the future in Indian sports. True to its goal, Milkha Singh received the Lifetime Achievement Award. Magical moments at TOISA
Milkha Singh wasn't the oldest sportsperson at the TOISA ceremony. That honour belonged to S L Jaini, a badminton player who had represented India way back in the 1940s, many generations ago.
Jitu Rai crowned TOISA Sportsperson of the YearAce marksman Jitu Rai was on Thursday declared the Sportsperson of the Year' at the Times of India Sports Awards in a glittering ceremony.
Harmanpreet Kaur gets TOISA Cricketer of the Year AwardHarmanpreet Kaur was declared the TOISA Cricketer of the Year at the Times of India Sports Awards.
PR Sreejesh and Rani Rampal adjudged joint winners for TOISA Hockey Player of the Year AwardPR Sreejesh and Rani Rampal were announced joint winners of the TOISA Hockey Player of the Year Award at the inaugural Times of India Sports Awards.
Mary Kom, Sarita Devi declared joint winners for TOISA Boxer of the Year AwardBoxing stars Mary Kom and Sarita Devi were announced as the joint winners of the TOISA Boxer of the Year Award at the inaugural Times of India Sports Awards (TOISA) held at Gurgaon.
Phoghat, Malaika among others chosen as TOISA Emerging Players of the YearWrestler Vinesh Phogat and shooter Malaika Goel among others were chosen as the TOISA Emerging Players of the Year at the Times of India Sports Awards held at Gurgaon.
Viswanathan Anand is TOISA Chess Player of the YearFive-time world champion Viswanathan Anand won the TOISA Chess Player of the Year Award at the inaugural Times of India Sports Awards.
Jitu Rai crowned TOISA Sportsperson of the YearAce shooter Jitu Rai added another feather to his cap as he was crowned with the TOISA Sportsperson of the Year at inaugural Times of India Sports Awards.
Sathish Sivalingam lifts TOISA Weightlifter of the Year awardSathish Sivalingam has been given the TOISA Weightlifter of the Year Award at the inaugural Times of India Sports Awards held at Gurgaon.
Sania Mirza adjudged TOISA Tennis Player of the YearWomen's world no. 1 doubles tennis player Sania Mirza was given the TOISA Tennis Player of the Year at the inaugural Times of India Sports Awards.
Dipika Pallikal awarded TOISA Squash Player of the YearTop squash player Dipika Pallikal was awarded with the TOISA Squash Player of the Year at inaugural Times of India Sports Awards held at Gurgaon.
Anirban Lahiri is TOISA Golfer of the YearAce golfer Anirban Lahiri grabbed the TOISA Golfer of the Year Award at the inaugural Times of India Sports Awards held at Gurgaon on Thursday.
Milkha Singh honoured with TOISA Lifetime Achievement AwardLegendary athlete Milkha Singh was honoured with TOISA Lifetime Achievement Award at inaugural Times of India Sports Awards held at Gurgaon.
Yogeshwar Dutt adjudged TOISA Wrestler of the YearYogeshwar Dutt on Thursday was given the award for TOISA Wrestler of the Year at the inaugural Times of India Sports Awards held at Gurgaon.
Vikas Gowda adjudged TOISA Athlete of the YearAce India discus thrower Vikas Gowda grabbed the TOISA Athlete of the Year Award at the inaugural Times of India Sports Awards held at Gurgaon.
Jitu Rai adjudged TOISA Shooter of the YearAce shooter Jitu Rai bagged the TOISA Shooter of the Year Award at the inaugural Times of India Sports Awards held at Gurgaon on Thursday.
Achanta Sharath Kamal adjudged TOISA Table Tennis Player of the YearAchanta Sharath Kamal was declared the winner of TOISA Table Tennis Player of the Year Award at the inaugural Times of India Sports Awards held at Gurgaon Thursday.
Sunil Chhetri is TOISA Footballer of the YearSunil Chhetri was given the TOISA Footballer of the Year Award at the inaugural Times of India Sports Awards (TOISA) held at Gurgaon on Thursday.
Pankaj Advani becomes TOISA Cueist of the YearCelebrated cueist Pankaj Advani clinched the TOISA Cueist of the Year at the inaugural Times of India Sports Awards (TOISA) held at Gurgaon
PV Sindhu emerges as TOISA Badminton Player of the yearRising shuttler PV Sindhu became the first winner of the TOISA badminton player of the year award at the inaugural Times of India Sports Awards held at Gurgaon.
