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Leading cricketer Sana Mir and six other trailblazing women from Asian countries on October 25, 2019 were honoured with the 2019 Asia Society Game Changers award at a glittering ceremony in New York in recognition of their “transformative impact” in Asia and beyond. “Sana Mir is first and foremost a true champion in her field, but she’s also a champion for millions of girls and young women on the field and off,” Ambassador Chan Heng Chee, Asia Society Co-Chairperson, said while presenting her with the award. The Asia Society is the leading educational organisation dedicated to promoting mutual understanding and strengthening partnerships among people, leaders and institutions of Asia and the United States in a global context. It’s Game Changers award identifies and honours true leaders who are making a positive contribution to the future of Asia. The other awardees include Japan’s Yuriko Koike, the current and first female governor of Tokyo, China’s Jane Jie Sun, the leader of Ctrip, a 25-billion dollar travel company in China, Sheikha Hoor Al Qasimi from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), a pioneer in the art-world who has promoted greater cultural understanding and exchange in the Middle East and around the world, and Chhaya Sharma, a senior Indian police officer who leads a team of investigators to solve some of New Delhi’s toughest crimes. The Kung Fu Nuns, a group of Buddhist nuns who have harnessed their mastery of martial arts and are also widely known for their social activism and humanitarian work are also among those chosen for the award.