Which Indian boxing champion was honored with the Global Indian Icon of the Year award at the U.K.-India Awards?

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Mary Kom, India's first-ever Olympic medallist in women's boxing, received the Global Indian Icon of the Year award at the U.K.-India Awards. Filmmaker Shekhar Kapur received a Lifetime Achievement Award for his contributions to cinema. The Nehru Centre in London won the U.K.-India Award for Significant Contribution to U.K.-India relations. The awards aim to acknowledge leaders in various fields and their efforts in strengthening bilateral ties. Other awardees included FICCI U.K., CrowdInvest, SannamS4, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, ICICI Bank U.K. PLC, Mphasis, and Action Aid U.K. The awards were part of the U.K.-India Week, which included a reception hosted by British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.