Lalita Babar named Sports Person of the Year
Long-distance runner Lalita Babar was named as the Sports Person of the Year during the India Sports Awards 2015. Current national record holder, Babar has qualified for the Rio Olympics in the 3000-metre steeplechase event. Meanwhile, Dipa Karmakar, first Indian to qualify for the 2015 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships final stage, was named the Breakthrough Sports Person of the Year.