Indian Sports Honours (ISH) is back with its fourth edition of the prestigious event, which is slated to take place on Thursday, 23rd March 2023, in Mumbai. Conceptualized by Cornerstone, the special occasion which celebrates and recognizes the spirit of sportsmanship, will honour top athletes across various sports who have performed exceptionally well between 1st January 2021 and 28th February 2023. The ISH returns after a long haul of two years and the 2023 edition is set to be the biggest version of the honours yet. The event will be broadcast on Star Sports Network.
Indian Sports Honours has partnered with Ernst & Young LLP (EY) acting as the Process Advisors to oversee and validate the entire selection and jury process with inputs from Sportskeeda. The jury panel includes Mr. Pullela Gopichand, Chief National Coach for the Indian Badminton team and former All-England Champion along with 2008 Olympic Gold Medalist Abhinav Bindra and former Indian Hockey Captain Sardar Singh. In addition to the distinguished jury members, Indian boxer and Olympian Vijender Singh, legendary athlete P.T. Usha, former world number one shooter Anjali Bhagwat, and Sanjog Gupta, Head-Sports, Disney+ Hotstar will also pe part of the panel.
Top performing athletes will be shortlisted, selected, and awarded through 10 ‘Jury Honours’, six ‘Popular Choice Honours’ and one ‘Lifetime Achievement Honour’. The esteemed honours have a careful screening process in place wherein Sportskeeda will provide data for the jury, EY will further ratify the data and will share top four nominees in each category which will again be verified by Sportskeeda. Then the shortlisted nominees are shared with the Jury for selection of final winners. The winners of the six popular choice Honours will be decided through online poll which is already live on Twitter.
Cornerstone Sports CEO Bunty Sajdeh said,“It gives us immense pleasure to bring back Indian Sports Honours. With these honours, we aim to recognize some of the best sporting talent and acknowledge the story of blood, sweat and success to a larger audience. The overwhelming response from sports fans has inspired us immensely and ensure we make the event bigger and better every year.”
Indian Sports Honours pays tribute to the unwavering passion for sports in India. The event brings together the entire Indian sports community, including legendary athletes, sports journalists, and passionate fans, who come together to recognize the dedication and talent of the country's athletes.