The
2nd edition of the Indian
Sports Honours (ISH), by RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group and Virat Kohli was held on 27th September 2019 in Mumbai. The annual ceremony is held to
recognize and celebrate Indian athletes across various sports and sees
attendance from several prominent and renowned personalities from the sports
and Bollywood fraternity.
This
year, the red carpet was graced by the biggest names in sports like Pulella
Gopichand, Mahesh Bhupati, Sardar Singh, Sania Mirza, Satnam Singh, Yuvraj
Singh, Vinesh Phogat, Milkha Singh, Neeraj Chopra, Dipa Karmakar, Ajinkya
Rahane, Zaheer Khan, Bajrang Punia and many more. Several Bollywood celebrities
like Amitabh Bachchan, Priyanka Chopra, Anushka Sharma, Armaan Malik, Arjun
Kapoor, Sohail Khan, Javed Akhtar, Kartik Aaryan, Salim Merchant, Gurfateh
Pirzada, Sona Mohapatra and Sagarika Ghatge amongst others were also present at
ISH.
Virat
Kolhi said, “There are various athletes who were felicitated with awards and
scholarship tonight. Indian Sports Honours is a very important platform for
them where they will be receiving this honor and scholarship.”
Arjun
Kapoor said, “India is indulging a lot into sports nowadays. I am very glad
that Virat and other stars have come up with function of this kind, where not
only cricketers but the sportspersons from various other sports are also
felicitated. I was a part of the history of young Indian athletes for becoming something
great. This is going to be the first platform where they get introduced, thanks
to the Virat Kohli Foundation.”
Milkha
Singh said, “Getting felicitated at such a platform motivates athletes. The
upcoming young generations, who are willing to rise above in the sport, will
get an inspiration from initiatives such as Indian Sports Honours. The work
that Virat Kohli Foundation is doing is amazing.”
Sania
Mirza said, “I was part of this event last year also and was honored on this
very platform. I am very glad to be here again and at this celebration for
sport, a celebration for everybody who bring the laurels.”
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