Wrestler Vinesh Phogat, badminton player PV Sindhu, boxer MC Mary Kom, runner Dutee Chand and para-badminton player Mansi Joshi are in the race for the 'BBC Best Indian Female Player of the Year' award for the first time. The award will be given on 8 March where the winner will be decided through online voting on the BBC's 6 Indian language websites. These elections will be held till 18 February 2020.
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According to reports, Vinesh confirmed her ticket to Tokyo Olympics by winning a bronze medal at the World Championship (2019) held at Noor Sultan, while Sindhu became the first Indian player to win the World Championship title last year. Mansi Joshi won the gold medal in Para-Badminton World Championship. Mary Kom is the only Indian to win 8 medals with six golds at the World Championships.
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Dutee had won a silver medal in the 100 meters at the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games. The BBC's head of Indian languages Rupa Jha said that the nominated players have been selected by a panel of 40 sports journalists.
