Last Updated: December 19, 2023, 22:06 IST
Savita Punia. (Credit: Twitter)
Having gained the Hockey India Balbir Singh Sr. Award final 12 months, India’s Hardik Singh baggage the FIH Player of the Year award whereas Savita wins her third consecutive FIH Women’s Goalkeeper of the Year award on the FIH Annual Awards.
Indian males’s hockey workforce midfielder Hardik Singh and ladies’s facet captain Savita on Tuesday gained the FIH Player of the Year and Goalkeeper of the Year (girls) awards respectively.
The awards had been declared following a vote by an skilled panel, National Associations — represented by their respective nationwide groups’ captains and coaches, followers and media.
With 114 caps to his title, Hardik is the following massive factor in Indian hockey. He rightly showcased that, when he grew to become an important cog in India’s bronze-medal win on the 2020 Olympics and his efficiency have gone from power to power since then.
This is Hardik’s second massive award this 12 months as he was additionally conferred the Hockey India Balbir Singh Sr Award for Player of the Year 2022.
With his flamboyance within the midfield, he has develop into one of many pivotal members of the Indian workforce in recent times.
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“When you’ve got a great team, they make your game better and life easier. I am grateful for all those who have voted for me and thankful to the entire team and Hockey India for helping me reach this stage,” stated the present India vice-captain.
As for Savita, that is her third consecutive FIH Women’s Goalkeeper of the Year award, having gained the popularity in 2021 and 2022.
The Indian custodian has been in prolific kind all through 2023. Starting from the Test matches in Australia to the Hangzhou Asian Games, Savita has been on high of her sport.
The 33-year-old helped India emerge because the champions of the Asian Champions Trophy held in October in India. She will probably be trying to assist India qualify for the Paris Olympics with a high three end on the upcoming FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifier in Ranchi in January subsequent 12 months.
“Thankful to all my teammates and support staff who have helped me grow as an individual. This award will motivate me to work harder and get more success for our country. Lastly, thankful to all those who voted for me,” she stated.
Xan de Waard of the Netherlands has been elected as 2023 FIH Player of the Year within the girls’s class.
Dutch goalkeeper Pirmin Blaak gained the FIH Goalkeeper of the Year awards amongst males, whereas the awards for FIH Rising Stars went to Teresa Lima (Spain) and Gaspard Xavier (France).
China girls’s head coach Alyson Annan and Germany males’s head coach Andr Henning gained the FIH Coaches of the Year awards, whereas Ayanna McClean (Trinidad-and-Tobago) and Ben G ntgen (Germany) had been awarded with the FIH Umpires of the Year recognitions.
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