Dubai: Indian men’s hockey captain PR Sreejesh has been named as one of the candidates for 2016 ‘Goalkeeper of the Year’ award of the FIH while ‘Harmanpreet Singh’ made the grade as one of the 2016 ‘Rising Men Star of the Year’ nominees. It should be mentioned here that Sreejesh had also been nominated in 2015 also.
The nominees for the 2016 Hockey Stars Awards, the annual prizes recognising the best players, goalkeepers, rising stars, coaches and umpires in a given calendar year were announced here Saturday during a FIH conference.
There were no Indians in the ‘2016 Player of the Year’ nominations (both men and women) and in the ‘2016 Coach of the Year’ nominations (both men and women).
Five male and five female nominees have been selected for each award. The player, goalkeeper and rising star awards were selected by a panel consisting of the FIH Athletes’ Committee, Continental Federations, coaches and media. All awards are based on performance at international events during the 2016 season, as well as the player’s overall contribution to the sport.
Winners will be decided by the combined results of an online vote that is open to the public and a peer vote from international athletes. Voting for players, goalkeepers and rising stars will open November 16 and closes December 2. All winners will be announced in January next year.
Press Trust of India
