Q. Who won the Breakthrough sports person award at 2019 FICCI India Sports Awards?
Answer: Amit Panghal
Notes: Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) India Sports Awards 2019 was presented to the Railway Sports Promotion Board under the category of Best Company Promoting Sports (Public Sector) at New Delhi. The award was conferred by a jury headed by Justice Mukul Mudgal, retired Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court. Best National Sports Federation: National Rifle Association of India. Sports person (female): Rani Rampal (hockey). Sports person (male): Saurabh Chaudhary (shooting). Para-athlete: Sandeep Chaudhary (javelin). Breakthrough sports person: Amit Panghal (boxing). Lifetime achievement (administrator): Govindaraj Kempareddy. Lifetime achievement: Pankaj Advani (cue sport). Best State promoting sports: Odisha. Best sports journalist: Kamesh Srinivasan.
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