New Delhi, twenty sixth March 2024: Hockey India has unveiled the much-anticipated checklist of nominations for the esteemed sixth version of the Hockey India Annual Awards. Scheduled for the thirty first of March within the Capital, this yr’s awards ceremony boasts an unprecedented complete prize pool of INR 7.56 crores.
A complete of 32 nominations spanning eight classes have clinched a spot on the shortlist for these annual accolades. These nominees can be lauded for his or her outstanding contributions to Indian hockey all through the 2023 calendar yr.
Among the many highlights, the Hockey India Balbir Singh Sr. Award for Participant of the Yr in each Males’s and Ladies’s classes guarantees a hefty money prize of INR 25 lakh every. Moreover, the Hockey India Jugraj Singh Award for Upcoming Participant of the Yr (Males) and the Hockey India Asunta Lakra Award for Upcoming Participant of the Yr (Ladies), designated for U-21 gamers, include a commendable money prize of INR 10 lakh every.
Moreover, noteworthy awards such because the Hockey India Baljit Singh Award for Goalkeeper of the Yr, Hockey India Pargat Singh Award for Defender of the Yr, Hockey India Ajit Pal Singh Award for Midfielder of the Yr, and Hockey India Dhanraj Pillay Award for Ahead of the Yr, carry substantial money prizes of INR 5 lakh every.
The ceremony additionally encompasses particular classes such because the Hockey India President Award for Excellent Achievement 2023 and, the Hockey India Jaman Lal Sharma Award for Invaluable Contribution 2023, each providing a prize purse of INR 5 lakh every. Moreover, the Hockey India President Award for Umpire/Umpire Supervisor of the Yr 2023, Hockey India President Award for Technical Official of the Yr 2023, and the Finest Member Unit Award winners will obtain due recognition, accompanied by a money prize of INR 2.5 lakh every.
Notably, the top of the occasion, the Hockey India Main Dhyan Chand Lifetime Achievement Award, will carry essentially the most substantial money purse of INR 30 lakh, honouring a person’s extraordinary contributions to the game over time.
Talking forward of the sixth version of the Hockey India Annual Awards, Hockey India President Padma Shri Dr. Dilip Kumar Tirkey stated, “As we unveil the nominations for the sixth version of the Hockey India Annual Awards, we’re thrilled to have a good time the outstanding achievements of our hockey stars who’ve shone brightly all through the 2023 season. Choosing the nominees proved to be a difficult activity, given the excellent performances showcased by each the boys’s and ladies’s groups in latest occasions. We prolong our heartfelt congratulations to all of the nominees and sit up for the occasion full of satisfaction, camaraderie, and celebration of the game all of us maintain expensive.”
Hockey India Secretary Basic Shri Bhola Nath Singh added, “These awards function a testomony to the dedication, expertise, and fervour that our athletes, coaches, umpires, and officers convey to the sector day in and time out. We’re immensely pleased with their achievements and prolong our greatest needs to all of the nominees. Furthermore, I consider these awards will function a robust incentive for our athletes to attempt for excellence and safe additional accolades in hockey for our nation. We eagerly anticipate the upcoming ceremony the place we’ll come collectively as a group to applaud their distinctive accomplishments and encourage future generations of hockey fanatics.”
The Nominees for the Hockey India Annual Awards 2023 are:
Hockey India Baljit Singh Award for Goalkeeper of the Yr – INR 5,00,000
1. Mohith HS
2. P.R. Sreejesh
3. Savita
4. Krishan Bahadur Pathak
Hockey India Pargat Singh Award for Defender of the Yr – INR 5,00,000
1. Deep Grace Ekka
2. Amit Rohidas
3. Harmanpreet Singh
4. Udita
Hockey India Ajit Pal Singh Award for Midfielder of the Yr – INR 5,00,000
1. Salima Tete
2. Hardik Singh
3. Manpreet Singh
4. Navneet Kaur
Hockey India Dhanraj Pillay Award for Ahead of the Yr – INR 5,00,000
1. Vandana Katariya
2. Abhishek
3. Sukhjeet Singh
4. Mandeep Singh
Hockey India Asunta Lakra
Award for Upcoming Participant of the Yr (Ladies – Beneath 21) – INR 10,00,000
1. Vaishnavi Viththal Phalke
2. Deepika
3. Deepika Soreng
4. Sunelita Toppo
Hockey India Jugraj Singh
Award for Upcoming Participant of the Yr (Males – Beneath 21) – INR 10,00,000
1. Uttam Singh
2. Amir Ali
3. Vishnukant Singh
4. Araijeet Singh Hundal
Hockey India Balbir Singh Sr. Award for Participant of The Yr (Ladies) – INR 25,00,000
1. Savita
2. Salima Tete
3. Vandana Katariya
4. Navneet Kaur
Hockey India Balbir Singh Sr. Award for Participant of The Yr (Males) – INR 25,00,000
1. P.R. Sreejesh
2. Abhishek
3. Hardik Singh
4. Harmanpreet Singh