Harmanpreet Singh nominated for FIH Player of the Year Award; Sreejesh, Savita in goalkeepers' categories

Indian team vice-captain Harmanpreet was named along with two Belgians in Arthur de Sloover and Tom Boon, Niklas Wellen of Germany and Thierry Brinkman of the Netherlands for the FIH Men's Player of the Year award. There is no Indian in the list of players nominated for the FIH Women's Player of the Year award. Harmanpreet had also won the coveted award last year when the Indian players and coaches swept all the honours after their historic Olympic Games performance in Tokyo where the men's team won a bronze for the first time after 41 years while the women's side lost in the bronze-medal match.

Men's team coach Graham Reid, Sreejesh and Savita also won last year. The sweeping of the awards by the Indians in all the five categories last year (2020-21) had led to a furore, especially from men's Olympic champions Belgium. Reid and Janneke Schopman were named in the respective men's and women's coach of the year award lists, while Mumtaz Khan and Sanjay figured in the lists for the men's and women's rising player of the year honour.

The International Hockey Federation (FIH) said players, coaches, media and fans can register their votes online for the nominees in the women's and men's categories for the best player, goalkeeper, rising star and coach of the year, starting from Tuesday (September 6) itself till September 30. The winners for all categories will be announced in early October. Additionally, awards for the Best Umpire of the Year, in men's and women's categories, will be given, which will be selected by the FIH Officials Committee.