Question

Which Indian female athlete won the ESPN's Female Sportsperson of the year award for a third consecutive time this year ?
1. PV Sindhu
2. Saina Nehwal
3. Smriti Mandhana
4. Dipa Karmakar

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : PV Sindhu

The correct answer is PV Sindhu

• On 20 February 2020, World champion shuttler P V Sindhu won ESPN's Female Sportsperson of the Year award for a third consecutive time. 

• Young shooter Saurabh Chaudhary bagged the honour in the male category. 
• Sprinter Dutee Chand became the first winner of the Courage award for being inspirational both on and off the field.
• Koneru Humpy won the award for the Comeback of the Year.
• Wrestler Deepak Punia bagged coveted ESPN's Emerging Sports Person of the Year award. 

• Indian professional badminton singles player Saina Nehwal has won over 24 international titles, which includes eleven Superseries titles.
• Indian cricketer Smriti Mandhana plays for the Indian women's national team. In June 2018, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) named her the Best Women's International Cricketer.
• Indian artistic gymnast Dipa Karmakar first gained attention when she won a bronze medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, becoming the first Indian female gymnast to do so in the history of the Games.