In the football category, India striker Jeje Lalpekhlua beat team mate Sunil Chhetri for this years TOISA football award.
For Jeje Lalpekhlua it means another trophy as the striker, who plays for Mohun Bagan in the I-League and Chennaiyin FC in the Indian Super League, continues his success at awards functions.
2017 TOISA awardees
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT: Ajit Pal Singh (Hockey)
SPORTSPERSON OF THE YEAR: P.V. Sindhu (Badminton)
ARCHERY: Atanu Das
ATHLETICS: Lalita Babar
BILLIARDS: Pankaj Advani
BOXING: Vikas Krishan
CHESS: Harika Dronavalli
FOOTBALL: Jeje Lalpekhlua
GOLF: Anirban Lahiri
GYMNASTICS: Dipa Karmakar
HOCKEY: Rupinder Pal Singh
KABADDI: Ajay Thakur
CRICKET: R Ashwin
ROWING: Dattu Bhokanal
TENNIS: Sania Mirza
SQUASH: Dipika Pallikal Karthik
WRESTLING: Sakshi Malik
EMERGING PLAYER: Rishabh Pant (Cricket)
COACH: P Gopichand (Badminton) / Bisheshwar Nandi (Gymnastics)
PARALYMPIANS: Devendra Jhajharia
STATE: Haryana
TEAM: Jr Men’s Hockey Team