Salima Tete Honoured With AHF Emerging Women’s Player of the Year Award

Indian ladies’s hockey workforce midfielder Salima Tete has been honoured with the AHF Emerging Player of the Year Award for her sensible efficiency in 2022.

The 20-year-old was introduced with the award at the Asian Hockey Federation’s (AHF) Annual General Meeting in Mungyeong, Korea.

“I sincerely thank the Asian Hockey Federation for recognising the exhausting work that we’ve finished on the floor over the years,” Salima said in a statement issued by Hockey India.

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“But this journey would not have been possible without the constant support that I have received from my teammates and the coaching staff who have always given me the confidence to play according to my strengths and have given me the freedom to express myself.”

Asian Hockey Federation additionally honoured Hockey India secretary common Bhola Nath Singh with Emerging Sport Leader award.

Salima has been an integral half of the Indian workforce over the previous couple of years and was named the Rising Player of the Tournament at the Women’s Asia Cup in Muscat final 12 months.

She made her senior workforce debut in 2016 in the Test collection towards Australia, earlier than serving to the nationwide junior aspect win a silver medal at the third Youth Olympic Games in 2018 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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Salima was additionally half of the Indian workforce that secured a creditable fourth place at the Tokyo Olympics. She additionally performed in the 2021 FIH Hockey Women’s Junior World Cup in Potchefstroom, South Africa, the place the aspect completed fourth.

Besides, the midfielder was half of the Indian workforce that secured third place in the FIH Women’s Hockey Pro League 2021/22 and the Birmingham Commonwealth Games bronze medal-winning aspect.

Hockey India president Dilip Tirkey congratulated the younger midfielder for the award.

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“I congratulate Salima Tete for being honoured with this award. It at all times offers me immense pleasure to see our Indian gamers getting the recognition they deserve on the international stage.

“She has been an asset to the Indian workforce for the previous couple of years now, regardless of being one of the youngest members of the workforce. We are assured that she is going to proceed to soar even larger in the years to come back,” he mentioned.

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