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Times of India Sports Awards, also known as TOISA, are annual sports awards given by The Times of India to Indian athletes.[1] The aim is to celebrate excellence achieved by the players in sports.[2] The first edition of the awards ceremony was hosted in 2015.[3]

Awarded forExcellence in Sports
Country India
Presented byThe Times of India
First award2015
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Awarded forExcellence in Sports
Country India
Presented byThe Times of India
History
First award2015
Editions8
Most recent2025 edition
Next ceremony2026 edition
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Editions

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2015 1st Times of India Sports Awards [4]
2017 2nd Times of India Sports Awards [5]
2018 3rd Times of India Sports Awards [6]
2019 4th Times of India Sports Awards [7]
2021 5th Times of India Sports Awards [8]
2023 6th Times of India Sports Awards Mandira Bedi [9]
2024 7th Times of India Sports Awards Aparshakti Khurana
2025 8th Times of India Sports Awards Angad Bedi
Neha Dhupia
Aparshakti Khurana
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2015

Source: [10]

2017

  • P.V. Sindhu: Won the prestigious Sportsperson of the Year award alongside the Best Badminton Player (Jury choice) award after her stellar silver-medal win at the Rio Olympics.
  • Ajit Pal Singh: Honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award for his legendary contributions to Indian hockey.
  • R. Ashwin: Won the Best Player for Cricket award.
  • Virat Kohli: Won the Cricket People's Choice Award, accepted on his behalf by BCCI CEO Rahul Johri.
  • Kidambi Srikanth: Bagged the Best Badminton Player in the People's Choice category.
  • Jeje Lalpekhlua: Named the Footballer of the Year, beating out Sunil Chhetri.
  • Dipa Karmakar: Awarded Gymnast of the Year.
  • Bisheshwar Nandi: Won Coach of the Year for guiding Dipa Karmakar.
  • Harika Dronavalli: Recognized as Chess Player of the Year.

Source: [11]

2018

Sources: [12][13]

2019

Source: [14]

2021

  • Neeraj Chopra: Named Sportsperson of the Year and male Athlete of the Year (Track and Field) for his historic Olympic gold medal in javelin throw.
  • Avani Lekhara: Won Para Sportsperson of the Year and Para Shooter of the Year after winning gold and bronze medals at the Tokyo Paralympics.
  • Indian Men's Hockey Team: Won Team of the Year for ending a 41-year wait to win an Olympic medal in hockey.
  • Jasprit Bumrah & Smriti Mandhana: Named Cricketers of the Year.
  • Sunil Chhetri & Manisha Kalyan: Named Footballers of the Year.
  • Bishan Singh Bedi: Awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award for his legendary contribution to cricket. *Annu Rani: Female Athlete of the Year (Track and Field)
  • Saurabh Chaudhary: Shooter of the Year.
  • Atanu Das & Jyoti Surekha Vennam: Archers of the Year.

Source: [15]

2023

Sportsperson of the Year
Para Sportsperson of the Year
Emerging Sportsperson of the Year
Team of the Year
Coach of the Year
Archery
Athletics
Badminton
Billiards / Snooker
Boxing
Chess
Cricket
Equestrian
Football
Hockey
Kabaddi
Shooting
Squash
Table Tennis
Tennis
Wrestling
Others
Lifetime Achievement Award
Federation of the Year
Changemaker of the Year

Sources: [16][17]

2024

2025

Sportsperson of the year (Male)
Sportsperson of the year (Female)
Cricketer of the year (Male)
Cricketer of the year (Female)
Life time achievement award

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