The coveted FICCI (Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry) India Sports Awards 2019, an attempt by FICCI to acknowledge and recognize the contribution of sports persons and various stakeholders who deliver excellent results during the year have been conferred as:
Best State Promoting Sports –
- Odisha
Best Company Promoting Sports (Public Sector) –
- Central Coalfields Limited
- Railway Sports Promotion Board
Best Company Promoting Sports (Private Sector) –
- Centre for Sports Science, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Best Organisation Contributing in Sports Through CSR –Â
- Vedanta Limited
Best National Sports Federation –
- National Rifle Association of India, New Delhi
Para-Athlete of the Year –
- Sandeep Chaudhary (Javelin)
Special Recognition Para-Athlete of the Year –
- Manasi Joshi (Badminton)
Breakthrough Sports Person of the Year –
- Amit Panghal (Boxer)
Special Recognition Breakthrough Sports Person of the Year –
- Esow Alben (Track Cyclist)
Coach or Support Staff of the Year –
- Satyanarayana (Para-Sports Coach)
Lifetime Achievement Award (Administrator) –
- Govindaraj Kempareddy (President, Basketball Federation of India)
Lifetime Achievement Award (Athlete) –
- Pankaj Advani (Billiards and Snooker player)
Best Sports Journalist –
- Kamesh Srinivasan (THE HINDU)
Special Recognition on the theme of Building New India Through Sports & Fitness –
- Chitharesh Natesam – India’s First Mr Universe