{"id":765,"date":"2016-05-03T04:12:20","date_gmt":"2016-05-03T04:12:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/YourChennai.com\/?p=765"},"modified":"2016-05-03T04:15:02","modified_gmt":"2016-05-03T04:15:02","slug":"vitara-breeza-sports-illustrated-india-celebrated-the-achievements-of-sports-illustrated-india-sportsperson-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yourchennai.com\/index.php\/2016\/05\/03\/vitara-breeza-sports-illustrated-india-celebrated-the-achievements-of-sports-illustrated-india-sportsperson-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Vitara Breeza & Sports Illustrated India celebrated the achievements of Sports Illustrated India SPORTSPERSON OF THE YEAR"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n\"SiddhantSports Illustrated India congratulated the SPORTSPERSON OF THE YEAR and various other sports stars today at an evening soiree hosted by\u00c2\u00a0Vitara Breeza & Sports Illustrated<\/b>\u00c2\u00a0India\u00c2\u00a0to celebrate their achievements. The evening held in presence of Chief Guest\u00c2\u00a0Nobel peace laureate: Kailash Satyarthi\u00c2\u00a0<\/b>took place at\u00c2\u00a0<\/b>the\u00c2\u00a0Peacock Ballroom, Pullman New Delhi Aerocity.<\/b><\/p>\n

Dedicated to acknowledging the best in the domain of sports, the awards was an annual celebration of sportspersons who excel in their field, and serve as an inspiration to their peers and all others.<\/p>\n

This year the\u00c2\u00a0Sports Illustrated India – Sports Person of the Year awards<\/b>\u00c2\u00a0also witnessed an exclusive auction ceremony of personal memorabilia of sporting legends across all sporting genres. Co – hosted by Soha Ali Khan, this award ceremony was a perfect combination of sports and glamour as some of the biggest names came together to honor the country’s best sportspersons and their glorious achievements in\u00c2\u00a0recognition for permannces of the past year.<\/p>\n

Kailash Satyarthi, Nobel peace laureate, said, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Playing is integral to childhood, yet why are millions of children deprived of their freedom to play?<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Another hundreds and thousands of kids toil hard and remain enslaved in the supply chains of sports goods.\u00c2\u00a0 They cannot even dream to play with these goods. Who’s children are they?\u00c2\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

They are all our children!\u00c2\u00a0<\/i><\/b>\u00c2\u00a0Let us not neglect the rights of our children and their childhoods.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Mr. Siddhanth Aney, Editor, Sports Illustrated India<\/b>\u00c2\u00a0said, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153It is a rare honor to be able to host so many fantastic Indian athletes under one roof. Indian sport is on the move and our hope is to work together with all the other stakeholders to make India a true sporting nation<\/i><\/b>“.<\/p>\n

Mr. Vivek Pareek, Senior Publisher of Sports Illustrated India said, “Since its launch in 2009, Sports Illustrated India has embodied the spirit of sport. With the Sportsperson Of The Year Awards, we further deepen our commitment to the cause of sports and sports-based social initiatives. We’re very excited to take this further in the coming years.”<\/p>\n

Every year Sports Illustrated India honors the individuals and teams that have made the biggest impact in the world of Indian Sport. The purpose is to recognize talent and performances that propel the nations sporting community to greatness. Past awards have celebrated the contributions of the likes of Sachin Tendulkar, Yuvraj Singh, Virat Kohli, & Saina Nehwal who were the Sportsman of the Year for 2010, 2011, 2012 & 2013 respectively.<\/p>\n

Some of the \u00c2\u00a0award categories in which the sportspersons were felicitated were \u00c2\u00a0as follows:<\/p>\n