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{{Short description|Indian sports award}}
{{Infobox award
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| awarded_for = Sports achievements
| sponsor = [[Indian Olympic Association|Assam Olympic Association]]
| firstawarded = 2025
| reward = {{INRConvert|5|l}}: Sportsperson of the Year<br> {{INRConvert|3|l}}: Lifetime Achievement in Sports<br> {{INRConvert|2|l}}: Emerging Sports Talent of the Year
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| award1_type = Total awards
| award1_winner = 6 (and special recognition)
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| presenter = [[Chief Minister of Assam]]<br>president of Assam Olympic Association
| status = Active
| date = 3 September
| eligibility = Indian sportsperson
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The '''Bhogeswar Baruah National Sports Awards''' are a set of national Indian honours awarded annually by the [[Indian Olympic Association|Assam Olympic Association]] on [[Abhiruchi Sports Day|3 September]]. The awards were introduced in 2025, in honour of the first Assamese athlete to become an international gold medalist, [[Bhogeswar Baruah]].

There are three categories of the award: Sportsperson of the Year, Lifetime Achievement in Sports and Emerging Sports Talent of the Year, and each category is awarded for both National and [[Assam]] recipients.

== History ==
In July 2025, Union Minister and president of Assam Olympic Association [[Sarbananda Sonowal]] announced the establishment of the Bhogeswar Baruah National Sports Awards, to recognise and commend the achievements of athletes in the country. Sonowal said that the awards would aim to "promote excellence, dedication and integrity in the field of sports".<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |date=2025-07-06 |title=Sports award announced in honour of Bhogeshwar Baruah |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/sports-award-announced-in-honour-of-bhogeshwar-baruah/articleshow/122283301.cms |access-date=2025-11-05 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> The award was named after Assamese sports legend [[Bhogeswar Baruah]], the first Assamese athlete to win an international gold medal.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-07-07 |title=AOA to introduce National Sports Award in honour of Bhogeswar Baruah |url=https://www.sentinelassam.com/sports-news/local-sports/aoa-to-introduce-national-sports-award-in-honour-of-bhogeswar-baruah |access-date=2025-11-05 |website=The Sentinel - of this Land, for its People |language=en}}</ref>

On 28 August 2025, the Bhogeswar Baruah National Sports Award trophy unveiled in a ceremony in [[Guwahati]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-08-29 |title=Assam Olympic Association unveils Bhogeswar Baruah National Sports Award Trophy |url=https://nenews.in/assam/assam-olympic-association-unveils-bhogeswar-baruah-national-sports-award-trophy/31573/ |access-date=2025-11-05 |website=Northeast News - Northeast India news 24×7 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-08-29 |title=Assam Olympic association unveils Bhogeswar Baruah National Sports Award trophy |url=https://www.indiatodayne.in/assam/story/assam-olympic-association-unveils-bhogeswar-baruah-national-sports-award-trophy-1269051-2025-08-29 |access-date=2025-11-05 |website=India Today NE |language=hi}}</ref> The event was attended by Sports Minister [[Nandita Garlosa]] and boxer [[Ankushita Boro]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Assam Olympic Association Unveils Bhogeswar Baruah National Sports Award Trophy |url=https://www.pratidintime.com/sports/assam-olympic-association-unveils-bhogeswar-baruah-national-sports-award-trophy-9763914 |access-date=2025-11-05 |website=www.pratidintime.com |language=en}}</ref>

At the inaugural awards ceremony on 3 September, Union Minister Sonowal and Chief Minister [[Himanta Biswa Sarma]] presented the awards, and the ceremony was attended by various athletes and figures including president of the [[Indian Olympic Association]], [[P. T. Usha|P.T. Usha]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-09-02 |title=Indian sports icons to attend Bhogeswar Baruah Awards on Sept 3 |url=https://www.sentinelassam.com/sports-news/local-sports/indian-sports-icons-to-attend-bhogeswar-baruah-awards-on-sept-3 |access-date=2025-11-05 |website=The Sentinel - of this Land, for its People |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Bhogeswar baruah national sports award |url=https://www.cricketnmore.com/sports-topics/bhogeswar-baruah-national-sports-award |access-date=2025-11-05 |website=Cricketnmore |language=en}}</ref> Sonowal said that the awards would be a "beacon of inspiration for every young Assamese and every Indian athlete - to dream bigger, play harder, and make our nation proud." Sarma said that the launch of the award was a defining moment for the sporting fraternity of Assam.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Assam Olympic Association launches Bhogeswar Baruah National Sports Awards |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/sports/assam-olympic-association-launches-bhogeswar-baruah-national-sports-awards/ |access-date=2025-11-05 |website=The Tribune |language=en}}</ref>

During the inaugural ceremony, a regular pensions scheme for sportspersons in Assam was also announced, and recognition of grassroots success of schools was also given.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bhogeswar Baruah National Sports Awards Conferred in Guwahati |url=https://www.pratidintime.com/sports/bhogeswar-baruah-national-sports-awards-conferred-in-guwahati-9882533 |access-date=2025-11-05 |website=www.pratidintime.com |language=en}}</ref>

== Categories and rewards ==
The award has three categories: Sportsperson of the Year, Lifetime Achievement in Sports and Emerging Sports Talent of the Year, and each category is awarded for both National and [[Assam]] athletes.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Newsdesk |first=India News |date=2025-09-03 |title=Bhogeswar Baruah National Best Sportsperson Award launched by Assam Olympic Association {{!}} Australia India News |url=https://indianews.com.au/bhogeswar-baruah-national-best-sportsperson-award-launched-by-assam-olympic-association/ |access-date=2025-11-05 |language=en-AU}}</ref> Special recognition awards are also given as part of the awards.<ref name=":0" />

The Sportsperson of the Year recipient is awarded {{INRConvert|5|l}}, the Lifetime Achievement in Sports recipient is awarded {{INRConvert|3|l}}, and the Emerging Sports Talent of the Year is awarded {{INRConvert|2|l}}.<ref name=":1" />

== 2025 winners ==

=== National ===
[[File:The President, Shri Ram Nath Kovind presenting the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award, 2021 to Shri Sunil Chhetri for Football, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on 13 November 2021 (cropped).jpg|thumb|265x265px|[[Sunil Chhetri]] won the inaugural Lifetime Achievement in Sports national award.]]
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Category
!Athlete
!Field
!Reward
|-
|Sportsperson of the Year
|[[Manu Bhaker]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-09-04 |title=Manu Bhaker receives inaugural Bhogeswar Baruah National Sports Award |url=https://www.sentinelassam.com/sports-news/local-sports/manu-bhaker-receives-inaugural-bhogeswar-baruah-national-sports-award |access-date=2025-11-05 |website=The Sentinel - of this Land, for its People |language=en}}</ref>
|[[Shooting sports|Shooting]]
|{{INRConvert|5|l}}
|-
|Lifetime Achievement in Sports
|[[Sunil Chhetri]]
|[[Association football|Football]]
|{{INRConvert|3|l}}
|-
|Emerging Sports Talent of the Year
|Bedabrat Bharali
|[[Weightlifting]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Assam Olympic Association Launches Bhogeswar Baruah National Sports Awards |url=https://guwahatiplus.com/assam/assam-olympic-association-launches-bhogeswar-baruah-national-sports-awards |access-date=2025-11-05 |website=guwahatiplus.com |language=en}}</ref>
|{{INRConvert|2|l}}
|}

=== Assam ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Category
!Athlete<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tribune |first=The Assam |date=2025-09-04 |title=Manu Bhaker, Sunil Chhetri, Lovlina honoured with Bhogeswar Baruah National Sports Awards |url=https://assamtribune.com/assam/manu-bhaker-sunil-chhetri-lovlina-honoured-with-bhogeswar-baruah-national-sports-awards-1590235 |access-date=2025-11-05 |website=assamtribune.com |language=en}}</ref>
!Field
!Reward
|-
|Sportsperson of the Year
|[[Lovlina Borgohain]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Assam Olympic Association launches Bhogeswar Baruah National Sports Awards |url=https://www.aninews.in/news/sports/others/assam-olympic-association-launches-bhogeswar-baruah-national-sports-awards20250903220206/ |access-date=2025-11-05 |website=ANI News |language=en}}</ref>
|[[Boxing]]
|{{INRConvert|5|l}}
|-
|Lifetime Achievement in Sports
|[[Dipankar Bhattacharjee]]
|[[Badminton]]
|{{INRConvert|3|l}}
|-
|Emerging Sports Talent of the Year
|Priyanuj Bhattacharya
|[[Table tennis]]
|{{INRConvert|2|l}}
|}

=== Special recognition ===
Special recognition awards also went to Babul Phukan, Balendra Mohan Chakravarty, Prema Dhar Sarma, Jowel Bey, Joydip Das, Pradip Brahma, Rakesh Bonik, Rimpi Buragohain, Swadhin Deka Raja, and Syed Eske Alam.<ref name=":0" />

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:2025 establishments in India]]
[[Category:Awards established in 2025]]
[[Category:Indian sports trophies and awards]]
[[Category:National sportsperson-of-the-year trophies and awards]]
[[Category:India sport-related lists]]

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