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 As 2019 draws to an end, let's meet the heroes who made headlines this year. These five Indians have made a mark for themselves in 2019.

Considered the highest honour for an artiste in Indian cinema, the award comprises a Swarna Kamal (Golden Lotus) medallion, a shawl, and a cash prize of Rs 10,00,000.

India had claimed 309 medals in the 2016 edition of the South Asian Games and by winning 312 this time around, the contingent has broken its own record

India and West Indies will head into Mumbai T20I with the three-match series level at 1-1. In the South Asian Games (SAG) 2019, India dominated by winning over 250 medals in Kathmandu, Nepal. All this and more in MyNation’s weekly sports review show Sportstop (December 2 to 8).

The Indian duo of Abhishek Verma and Jyothi Surekha Vennam won the mixed pair gold by overwhelming their Chinese Taipei opponents Yi-Hsuan Chen and Chieh-Luh Chen 158-151. India ended with one gold, two silver and four bronze medals at the 21st Asian Archery Championships

India's young shooters touched another sensational high with Manu Bhaker, Elavenil Valarivan and Divyansh Panwar clinching gold medals in their respective events at the ISSF World Cup Finals in Putian, China

In a unique ceremony, Hina, Kite, Jelly, Jessy, Lucy, Lovely and the lone male dog Veer were accorded a warm send off by the CISF after they completed their varied tenures

'I'm extremely delighted to personally felicitate all the medal winners at the World Para Athletics Championships. India delivered their best medal haul winning 9 medals and securing 13 quotas at the Paralympics @Tokyo2020  I'm very proud of them,' Kiren Rijiju said

'India is emerging fast as a sporting powerhouse. Every player comes from a state. Some states are playing a very pro-active role when it comes to sports, priority should be given. We have a dream that India finishes in top-10 of the medal tally in 2028 Olympics,' Kiren Rijiju said

Nishad Kumar's medal booked India's ninth slot for the Tokyo Games. This was India's third bronze and six medals overall, one better than 2017 London Worlds. India had won five medals in the 2017 edition

'What a superb international debut for #DhanushSrikanth as he wins three gold medals at the #AsianShooting Championships. He won the 10m air rifle individual, team and mixed with #ShreyaAgrawal. Great going by the #KheloIndia talent,' SAI tweeted

Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar shot 449.1 in the eight-man finals to finish third on the podium behind gold medallist Kim Jonghyun (459.9) of Korea and Chinese Zhonghao Zhao (459.1) at the Lusail Shooting Complex in Doha, Qatar

The Indian shooting contingent was able to win five medals on day one of the Asian Shooting Championship and now the total medal tally stands at five gold, three silver, and six bronze medals

Shooter Deepak Kumar won a bronze medal in the men's 10m air rifle at the 14th Asian Championships and has secured a berth in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics