Gurjit, Harmanpreet shortlisted for player of the year awards

MUMBAI: The brilliant campaigns of the Indian men and women's teams at Tokyo Olympics -- where the men's team bagged a historical bronze medal after a gap of four decades and the women's team reached the semi-finals for the first time, has helped players and coaches get shortlisted in most of the categories of FIH Star Awards.

Drag flickers Gurjit Kaur and Harmanpreet Singh have been nominated in the women and men's category of the FIH Player of the Year Award while goalkeepers Savita and P.R. Sreejesh have been named for the respective FIH Goalkeeper of the Year Awards. Gurjit will be contending against Eva de Goede (the Netherlands), Augustina Gorzelany (Argentina), and Frederique Matla and Maria Verschoor (the Netherlands).

India's Sharmila Devi has been shortlisted for the FIH Rising Start of the Year Award (women) while midfielder Vivek Sagar Prasad is one of the contenders for the men's FIH Rising Player of the Year Award. IANS

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