The BBC has nominated Northeast India's Olympic medallist Mirabai Chanu among five others for its fourth edition of the BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year award.

Apart from Mirabai Chanu (Weightlifting), India’s Olympic medallists PV Sindhu (Badminton), Sakshi Malik (Wrestling), two-time wrestling world championships medallist Vinesh Phogat and reigning boxing world champion Nikhat Zareen have also been nominated.

According to reports, the athletes were short-listed after a panel of jury, which included sports journalists and writers, voted according to their preference and based on their achievements.

However, the winner will be chosen by a public vote that reportedly began on Monday and will continue till February 20 midnight and the winner will finally be announced on March 5.

The poll to vote for the BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year 2022 is already online on the BBC News, Hindi, Gujarati, Marathi, Punjabi, Tamil and Telugu websites.

Among the nominees, Mirabai Chanu and PV Sindhu have previously won the BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year award. PV Sindhu won the inaugural edition award in 2020 and Mirabai Chanu won the recent edition.

A new award category has been announced this year i.e., the Indian Para-sportswoman of the Year award with the already existing ones, The BBC Emerging Player of the Year award, and the Lifetime Achievement award.

The BBC Indian Sportsman of the Year award was started by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) three years back.

Its an annual award ceremony which celebrates and honour female athletes from across the country for their successes in various sports over the past year.

 Source-Olympic Games