Lausanne: Indian men’s hockey team dragged Harmanpreet Singh and Gurjit Gurjit Kaur’s colleague on Monday was nominated for this year’s FIH player as award because the country made a short list of all categories behind the Tokyo Olympics.
Veteran India Custodian PR Sreejesh is one of three short for goalkeeper of the year award for men while Savita Punia is among the three registered in the women’s category.
The head coach of the Indian men’s team Graham Reid and women’s team partners Sjoerd Marijne are among three nominations for coach FIH Award for men and women.
HarmanPreet has scored six defeats from eight matches from his drag-flick to help the Indian men win his historic bronze, his first Olympic medal in 41 years.
We are happy to reveal a short list for FIH #HockeyStarsawards 2020-21, with players, coaches, media & fans …
https://t.co/6WBGKLRRW6V- International Hockey Federation (@Fih_Hockey) 1629716841000Gurjit is also an important member of The Pivotal Team Indian women who reached the semifinals for the first time before losing to England at the Bronze Play-Off medal.
The 25-year-old from Punjab has scored a decisive goal from the point of penalty in an amazing 1-0 victory in Australia in the quarter-finals.
Argentina Agustina Albertarrio and Agustina Gorzeany and Dutchwomen Eva de Goede, Frederique Matla and Maria Verschoor are others nominated for fih players for women.
Congratulations for all Indian Hockey Stars to get nominations for the Hoki FIH and Jake Whetton Star Award, Aran Zalewski and the Australian silver winning team are nominated for fih players this year for men.
Apart from Sreejesh, Vincent Vanasch from Belgium and Andrew Charter of Australia were nominated for the goalkeeper award this year for men.
Among women, Maddie Hinch from the United Kingdom and Belen Serica Argentina was nominated for the goalkeeper award this year, along with Savita.
India Sharmila Devi was nominated for the Rising FIH star award for women along with Fiona Prases (United Kingdom) and Vivenina Raposo (Argentina) while Vivek Prasad was named Together with Mustaphaa Cassiem (South Africa) and Sean Findlay among men.
Thank you very much for this nomination and recognition for Indian women’s hockey, I feel very honored …
https://t.co/E2ZLRWTHK3- SJOERDMARIJNE (@SJOERDMARIJNE) 1629720919000reid nominated together with Shane McLeod (Belgian team) and Colin Batch (Australia) While Sjoerd Marijne was chosen with Alyson Annan (Tim Dutch) and Mark Hager (United Kingdom Team) for their role responsible for their respective women’s teams.
Players, coaches, media and fans can register their voices for nominations in each female and male players, goalkeepers, rising stars and coaches from the year of Monday (August 23) until September 15, FIH said in the release.
The sound of the National Association counts for 50 percent of the overall results.
Each NA will be given two vices per sex, which will come from the national team captain and head coach.
The voice of the number of media for 25 percent of the overall results, while the sound of fans / players is calculated 25 percent of the overall results.
Winners will be announced next month or early October.
Without a hockey star award in 2020 due to the impact of the global health pandemic Covid-19 on the international calendar, this year’s award covers the period January 2020 until at the end of the Tokyo Olympics.
This means that the 2020-21 edition of the FIH hockey league has been considered.