- Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu has won the 2022 BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year award after a public vote.
- She becomes the first athlete to win the award twice in a row after winning for the year 2021.
- At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, she became the first Indian to win a silver medal in weightlifting.
- Other BBC awards for 2022:
- Para Sportswoman: Bhavina Patel (TT Player)
- Lifetime Achievement Award: Pritam Siwach (Women Hockey Player)
- Emerging Player: Nitu Ghanghas (Boxer)
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