Women’s workforce captain Savita Punia, midfielder Navneet Kaur, males’s workforce goalkeeper PR Sreejesh, drag-flicker and captain Harmanpreet Singh and Hardik Singh are amongst these nominated in a number of classes for the Hockey India Annual Awards.
Hockey India on Thursday launched the record of nominations for the much-awaited Hockey India Annual Awards. The most coveted awards in Indian hockey shall be handed out on March 17. The awards to be given within the Capital carries a complete prize cash of INR 1.35 crore together with a trophy in every class.
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As many as 33 nominations throughout eight classes have made it to the shortlist of the annual awards. These nominees shall be recognised for their contributions in the direction of Indian hockey within the 2022 calendar yr.
The Hockey India Balbir Singh Sr Award for Player of The Year Awards in Men and Women’s classes carries a money prize of INR 25 lakh every plus a trophy. The Hockey India Jugraj Singh Award for Upcoming Player of the Year (Men) and Hockey India Asunta Lakra Award for Upcoming Player of the Year (Women), that are given to U-21 gamers, embody a money prize of INR 10 lakh every and trophies.
Meanwhile, the Hockey India Baljit Singh Award for Goalkeeper of the Year Award, Hockey India Pargat Singh Award for Defender of the Year, Hockey India Ajit Pal Singh Award for Midfielder of the Year and Hockey India Dhanraj Pillay Award for Forward of the Year every carry money prizes of INR 5 lakh and trophies every.
There are additionally particular classes such because the Hockey India President Award for Outstanding Achievement 2022, and the Hockey India Jaman Lal Sharma Award for Invaluable Contribution 2022, which carries a prize purse of INR 5 lakh.
The Hockey India President Award for Umpire/Umpire Manager of the Year 2022 and the Hockey India President Award for Technical Official of the Year 2022 will even be awarded on the event.
The Hockey India Major Dhyan Chand Lifetime Achievement Award will carry the best money purse of INR 30 lakh.
“Every participant eagerly anticipates the Hockey India Annual Awards, and we’re completely happy to honour their wonderful efforts. It was troublesome to slender down the nominees after watching some stellar performances from each the boys’s and girls’s groups within the current previous. I believe that these prizes will encourage our athletes to excel and win extra honours in hockey for the nation,” said Padma Shri Dr Dilip Tirkey, President of Hockey India.
Adding to the President’s views, Bhola Nath Singh, Secretary General of Hockey India, said, “These Awards have a legacy of being a big motivating factor not only for our players but also for umpires and technical officials who will be recognized for their efforts in the successful conduct of tournaments. The Hockey India Annual Awards are an integral part of our holistic approach towards developing of the sport across all aspects.”
The Nominees:
Baljit Singh Award for Goalkeeper of the Year (INR 5,00,000 + trophy): Savita, PR Sreejesh, Krishan B Pathak, Bichu Devi Kharibam,
Pargat Singh Award for Defender of the Year (INR 5,00,000 + trophy): Amit Rohidas, Deep Grace Ekka, Harmanpreet Singh, Surender Kumar,
Ajit Pal Singh Award for Midfielder of the Year (INR 5,00,000 + trophy): Navneet Kaur, Hardik Singh, Sushila Chanu Pukhrambam, Manpreet Singh, Neha
Dhanraj Pillay Award for Forward of the Year (INR 5,00,000 + trophy): Mandeep Singh, Akashdeep Singh, Vandana Katariya, Abhishek,
Asunta Lakra Award for Upcoming Player of the Year (Women U-21 — INR 10,00,000 + trophy): Vaishnavi Phalke, Sangita Kumari, Mumtaz Khan, Salima Tete
Jugraj Singh Award for Upcoming Player of the Year (Men U-21 — INR 10,00,000 + trophy): Vishnukant Singh, Sanjay, Uttam Singh, Shardanand Tiwari
Balbir Singh Sr Award for Player of The Year (Women – INR 25,00,000 + trophy): Neha, Navneet Kaur, Savita, Vandana Katariya
Balbir Singh Sr Award for Player of The Year (Men — INR 25,00,000 + trophy): Manpreet Singh, Harmanpreet Singh, Hardik Singh, PR Sreejesh.
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