A complete of 32 nominations from eight totally different classes have made it to the shortlist for a complete prize cash of Rs 7.56 crore, Hockey India mentioned.
Veteran goalkeepers PR Sreejesh and Savita Punia have been in competition for the Participant of the 12 months honors within the males’s and ladies’s classes respectively as Hockey India unveiled the nominees for the annual awards to be introduced on March 31 in New Delhi.
Sreejesh, a former captain, and Punia have been among the many most constant gamers for India and have additionally been nominated for the Goalkeeper of the 12 months award.
Indian males’s staff captain and defender Harmanpreet Singh has additionally been shortlisted in two classes. He’ll compete for each participant of the 12 months and defensive participant of the 12 months.
The Participant of the 12 months award in each classes carries a prize of Rs. 25 lakh every, whereas the goalkeeper trophy will award the winner Rs. 5 lakh.
A complete of 32 nominations from eight totally different classes have made it to the shortlist for a complete prize pool of Rs 7.56 crore, Hockey India mentioned in a press launch.
“Notably, the spotlight of the occasion, the Hockey India Main Dhyan Chand Lifetime Achievement Award, will obtain probably the most substantial money grant of Rs. 30 lakh, to honor a person’s excellent contributions to the game over time,” the HI added.
The Jugraj Singh Award for Upcoming Participant of the 12 months (Males) and Asunta Lakra Award for Upcoming Participant of the 12 months (Ladies), that are meant for gamers beneath 21, supply a money prize of Rs. 10 lakh every.
The Pargat Singh Award for Defender of the 12 months, the Ajit Pal Singh Award for Midfielder of the 12 months and the Dhanraj Pillay Award for Ahead of the 12 months carry a prize of Rs. 5 lakh.
“Choosing the nominees proved to be a difficult activity contemplating the superb performances put up by each the lads’s and ladies’s groups in latest instances,” mentioned Dilip Kumar Tirkey, president of Hockey India.
“These awards function a testomony to the dedication, expertise and fervour that our athletes, coaches, referees and officers convey to the sector day in and time out,” mentioned Secretary Normal Bhola Nath Singh.