Newsleer VOL-19 HOCKEY INDIA Special Edition 2nd ANNUAL AWARDS 2015

Message from Mohd. Mushtaque Ahmad, Secretary General, Hockey India It is my honour to applaud the performances and varied contribuons of our athletes, administrators, coaches and everyone who has contributed to an another successful year for Indian Hockey. The Hockey India 2nd Annual Awards succeeded in appreciang the sweat and blood that every player and support staff has shed for making the Naon proud with the remarkable performances last year that won us accolades in India and abroad. Acknowledging excellence at all levels in 2015, the Hockey India 2nd Annual Awards was marked as a glorious celebraon of sportsmanship. This year we laid special focus on giving recognion to rising talent and team achievements. In parcular, my compliments are extended to all the award winners in the 2nd edion of the Hockey India Awards. In encouraging the constant pursuit of excellence and unwavering loyalty towards the game, I would like to extend my best wishes to everyone who has made the Hockey India Awards a huge success. The heartwarming feedback we received on the Hockey India Awards has further movated us to keep up with our efforts and take the Awards to the next level in other edions to come. VOL-19 Special Edition 2016

HOCKEY INDIA 2nd ANNUAL AWARDS 2015 Nominations For The Hockey India 2nd Annual Awards

Hockey India has released the list of nominations for the much-awaited second edition of the Hockey India Annual Awards. These awards are given in recognition of excellence in performance for 2015 and overall contribution to the game of hockey. The second edition of the most coveted awards in Indian hockey carries a total prize money of over INR 2.00 Crore.

The Major Dhyan Chand Lifetime Achievement Award carries a cash prize of Rs. 30.00 lakh and trophy, while the Dhruv Batra Player of The Year for each Men and Women awards carry cash prize of Rs. 25.00 lakh each plus trophies. The Jugraj Singh Upcoming Players of The Year (Men) and Asunta Lakra Upcoming Player of The Year (Women) awards that are given to promising under-21 players carry cash prize of Rs. 10.00 Lakh each and trophies.

Apart from this, awards instituted in honour of former greats of the game will be given for outstanding individual performance in the field. The President Award for Outstanding Achievement, the Baljit Singh Award for Goalkeeper of The Year, the Pargat Singh Award for Defender of The Year, the Ajit Pal Singh Award for Midfielder of The Year and Dhanraj Pillay Award for Forward of The Year each carry cash prize of Rs. 5.00 Lakh each and trophies. The second Hockey India awards were also facilitate players, both men and women, who achieved significant milestones such as playing the 100th or 200th international match for India or scored a goal on debut appearance. The milestone awards carry cash prize of Rs. 1.00 lakh and Rs. 50,000 respectively.

At these awards, the women's team and the support staff will be facilitated for making history by qualifying for the 2016 Rio Olympics. The junior men's team and the support staff will be also facilitated for winning Gold at the 8th Junior Men Asia Cup, while the senior men's team and the support staff will be honoured for winning Bronze in the Hockey World League Final that was held at Raipur.

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The proud nominees for the Hockey India 2nd Annual Awards for the year 2015.

Award Prize Money Nominees

Dhruv Batra Player of the Year INR 25.00 lakh + trophy i. Birendra Lakra (Men) ii. Akashdeep Singh iii. PR Sreejesh iv. Manpreet Singh

Dhruv Batra Player of the Year INR 25.00 lakh + trophy i. Rani (Women) ii. Deepika iii. Ritu Rani iv. Savita

Jugraj Singh Upcoming Player of INR 10.00 lakh + trophy i. Armaan Qureshi the Year (Men – Under 21) ii. Dipsan Tirkey iii. Harmanpreet Singh iv. Harjeet Singh

Asunta Lakra Upcoming Player of INR 10.00 lakh + trophy i. Sonika the Year (Women – Under 21) ii. Deep Grace Ekka iii. Preeti Dubey iv. Lilima Minz

Baljit Singh Award for Goalkeeper INR 5.00 lakh + trophy i. Savita of the Year ii. Harjot Singh iii. P.R Sreejesh iv. Rajani Etimarpu

Pargat Singh Award for Defender INR 5.00 lakh + trophy i. Birender Lakra of the Year ii. Deepika iii. Kothajit Singh iv. Sushila Chanu

Ajit Pal Singh Award for INR 5.00 lakh + trophy i. Manpreet Singh Midfielder of the Year ii. Harjeet Singh iii. Sardar Singh iv. Ritu Rani

Dhanraj Pillay Award for Forward INR 5.00 lakh + trophy i. Akashdeep Singh of the Year ii. Rani iii. S.V Sunil iv. Anuradha Thokchom

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Winners of 11 Category of Awards

Junior Men Team for winning Gold Medal in 8th Junior Men Asia Cup

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Senior Men Team for Winning Bronze Medal in FIH World League Final

Senior Women Team Qualifying for Rio Olympics 2016

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Awards Prize Money

Hockey India Major Dhyan Chand Lifetime Achievement Award Rs. 30,00,000/- + Late Shankar Laxman Trophy

Hockey India Dhruv Batra Award for Player of the Year (Men) Rs. 25,00,000/- + P.R Sreejesh Trophy

Hockey India Dhruv Batra Award for Player of the Year (Women) Rs. 25,00,000/- + Deepika Trophy

Hockey India Jugraj Singh Award for Upcoming Player of the Year Rs. 10,00,000 /- + (Men – Under 21) Trophy Harjeet Singh

Hockey India Asunta Lakra Award for Upcoming Player of the Year Rs. 10,00,000 /- + (Women – Under 21) Trophy Preeti Dubey

Hockey India Baljit Singh Award for Goalkeeper of the Year Rs. 5,00,000/- + Savita Trophy

Hockey India Pargat Singh Award for Defender of the Year Rs. 5,00,000/- + Kothajit Singh Trophy

Hockey India Ajit Pal Singh Award Midfielder of the Year Rs. 5,00,000/- + Ritu Rani Trophy

Hockey India Dhanraj Pillay Award for Forward of the Year Rs. 5,00,000/- + Rani Trophy

Hockey India Jaman Lal Sharma Award for Invaluable Contribution Rs. 5,00,000/- + Baldev Singh Trophy

Hockey India President's Award for Outstanding Achievement Rs. 5,00,000/- + Madhya Pradesh Hockey Academy Trophy

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Hockey India MAJOR DHYAN CHAND Lifetime Achievement Award 2015

Hockey India WINNER MAJOR DHYAN CHAND LATE. CAPT. SHANKAR LAXMAN Lifetime Achievement Award 2015 ` 30,00,000 & Trophy

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Hockey India WINNER DHRUV BATRA AWARD P.R SREEJESH for Player of the Year 2015 (Men) ` 25,00,000 & Trophy

Hockey India WINNER DHRUV BATRA AWARD DEEPIKA for Player of the Year 2015 (Women) ` 25,00,000 & Trophy

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Hockey India WINNER JUGRAJ SINGH AWARD HARJEET SINGH for Upcoming Player of the Year 2015 (Men - Under 21) ` 10,00,000 & Trophy

Hockey India WINNER ASUNTA LAKRA AWARD PREETI DUBEY for Upcoming Player of the Year 2015 (Women - Under 21) ` 10,00,000 & Trophy

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Hockey India WINNER DHANRAJ PILLAY AWARD RANI for Forward of the Year 2015. ` 5,00,000 & Trophy

Hockey India WINNER AJIT PAL SINGH AWARD RITU RANI for Midfielder of the Year 2015. ` 5,00,000 & Trophy

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Hockey India WINNER PARGAT SINGH AWARD KOTHAJIT SINGH for Defender of the Year 2015. ` 5,00,000 & Trophy

Hockey India WINNER BALJIT SINGH AWARD SAVITA for Goalkeeper of the Year 2015. ` 5,00,000 & Trophy

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Hockey India WINNER MADHYA PRADESH HOCKEY PRESIDENTS AWARD ACADEMY for Outstanding Achievement 2015. ` 5,00,000 & Trophy

Hockey India WINNER JAMAN LAL SHARMA AWARD BALDEV SINGH for Invaluable Contribution (for Coaches & Support Staff 2015) ` 5,00,000 & Trophy

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Milestone Awards For Individual Achievements During the Year 2015

Mr. K. Govindraj, President Karnataka Olympic Association Presented the Trophy

Ms. Mariamma Koshy, Senior Vice President, Hockey India Presented the Cheque

Mr. Jagbir Singh, Olympian & Arjuna Awardee Presented the Gift

Sr. Winners Prize Money

1 DHARAMVIR SINGH TROPHY AND CHEQUE FOR Completed 100th International Cap during RS 50,000/- match against Canada in the 24th Sultan Azlan Shah Cup played at Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia on 9 April 2015 2 KOTHAJIT SINGH KHADANGBAM TROPHY AND CHEQUE FOR Completed 100th International Cap during RS 50,000/- match against Japan in Japan Test Series played at Bhubaneswar, India on 3 May 2015

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Sr. Winners Prize Money

3 GURBAJ SINGH TROPHY AND CHEQUE FOR Completed 200th International Cap during RS 1,00,000/- match against Australia in the Fintro Hockey World League Semi-Final played at Antwerp, Belgium on 28 June 2015

Due to unavailability of Mr. Gurbaj Singh Indian Team Captain Sardar Singh collected the Trophy and cheque for Rs 1.00 Lakh on his behalf

4 V.R RAGHUNATH TROPHY AND CHEQUE FOR Completed 200th International Cap during RS 1,00,000/- match against Netherlands in the Hero Hockey World League Final played at Raipur, India on 30 November 2015

5 BIRENDRA LAKRA TROPHY AND CHEQUE FOR Completed 100th International Cap during RS 50,000/- match against Japan in Japan Test Series played at Bhubaneswar, India on 3 May 2015

6 SUSHILA CHANU TROPHY AND CHEQUE FOR Completed 100th International Cap during RS 50,000/- match against New Zealand in the Fintro Hockey World League Semi-Final played at Antwerp, Belgium on 23 June 2015

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Individual Achievement Awards

Mr. Aslam Sher Khan, Olympian Presented the Cheque of Rs 1.00 Lakh each

Mr. Pratap Satpathy, General Secretary Hockey Odisha Presented the Trophy

Dr. A.B Subbaiah, Olympian Presented the Gift

Sr. Winners Prize Money

1 DEVINDER SUNIL WALMIKI Rs 1,00,000 & TROPHY Scored a goal in his debut international match against France in the Fintro Hockey World League Semi-Final played at Antwerp, Belgium on 20 June 2015 2 NILAM SANJEEP XESS Rs 1,00,000 & TROPHY Scored a goal in his debut international match against Bangladesh in the 12th South Asian Games played at Guwahati, India on 07 February 2016

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Sr. Winners Prize Money

3 MOHAMMAD UMAR Rs 1,00,000 & TROPHY Scored a goal in his debut international match against Bangladesh in the 12th South Asian Games played at Guwahati, India on 07 February 2016

4 GAGANPREET SINGH Rs 1,00,000 & TROPHY Scored a goal in his debut international match against Bangladesh in the 12th South Asian Games played at Guwahati, India on 07 February 2016

5 PREETI DUBEY Rs 1,00,000 & TROPHY Scored a goal in her debut international match against Nepal in the 12th South Asian Games played at Guwahati, India on 07 February 2016

6 RAGHUPRASAD RV - UMPIRE Rs 1,00,000 & TROPHY Umpired in his 100th International match between Pakistan V/S Australia at the Fintro Hockey World League Semi-Final played at Antwerp, Belgium on 24 June 2015

7 HARJEET SINGH Rs 1,00,000

Adjudged Best Player of the Tournament during 5th Sultan of Johar Cup held at Johor Bahru, Malaysia on 18 October 2015

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Indian Women Team for Qualifying for the Rio Olympics 2016 after 36 years. Dr. R.P Singh, Former India Player and Athlete Representative on Hockey India Executive Board Presented the Gift Mr. Anandeswar Pandey, Vice President Hockey India Presented the Cheque of Rs 1.00 Lakh each to the athletes and Rs 50,000 each to the officials Ms. Asima Ali, Joint Secretary, Hockey India Presented the Gift

S.No Winners Prize Money

1 SAVITA Rs 1,00,000 cheque and gifts

2 RAJANI ETIMARPU Rs 1,00,000 cheque and gifts

3 DEEP GRACE EKKA Rs 1,00,000 cheque and gifts

4 DEEPIKA Rs 1,00,000 cheque and gifts

5 SUNITA LAKRA Rs 1,00,000 cheque and gifts

6 NAMITA TOPPO Rs 1,00,000 cheque and gifts

7 RITU RANI Rs 1,00,000 cheque and gifts

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8 RENUKA YADAV Rs 1,00,000 cheque and gifts 9 LILIMA MINZ Rs 1,00,000 cheque and gifts 10 NAVJOT KAUR Rs 1,00,000 cheque and gifts 11 MONIKA Rs 1,00,000 cheque and gifts 12 LILY CHANU Rs 1,00,000 cheque and gifts

13 RANI Rs 1,00,000 cheque and gifts 14 SOUNDARYA YENDALA Rs 1,00,000 cheque and gifts

15 POONAM RANI Rs 1,00,000 cheque and gifts

16 ANURADHA DEVI Rs 1,00,000 cheque and gifts 17 VANDANA KATARIYA Rs 1,00,000 cheque and gifts

18 ROELANT OLTMANS - Rs 1,00,000 cheque and gifts DIRECTOR HIGH PERFORMANCE 19 NEIL HAWGOOD - Rs 1,00,000 cheque and gifts CHIEF COACH 20 C R KUMAR - COACH Rs 50,000 cheque and gifts 21 HELEN MARY - COACH Rs 50,000 cheque and gifts 22 MATTHEW EYLES – SCIENTIFIC Rs 50,000 cheque and gifts ADVISOR 23 SONIKA SUDAN - Rs 50,000 cheque and gifts PHYSIOTHERAPIST

24 AMUTHA PRAKASH – Rs 50,000 cheque and gifts VIDEO ANALYST 25 SUSHILA CHANU Rs 1,00,000 cheque and gifts

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Indian Women Team for Qualifying for the Rio Olympics 2016 after 36 years.

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Indian Junior Men Team For winning Gold medal in 8th Junior Men Asia Cup

Mr. Bholanath Singh, President Hockey Jharkhand Presented the Gift Mohd. Mushtaque Ahmad, Secretary General Hockey India Presented the Cheque of Rs 1.00 Lakh each to the athletes and Rs 50,000 each to the officials Mr. Tapan Das, Vice President, Hockey India Presented the Gift

S.No Winners Prize Money

1 SURAJ KARKERA Rs 1,00,000 cheque and gifts

2 VIKAS DAHIYA Rs 1,00,000 cheque and gifts

3 VIKRAMJIT SINGH Rs 1,00,000 cheque and gifts

4 DIPSAN TIRKEY Rs 1,00,000 cheque and gifts

5 HARMANPREET SINGH Rs 1,00,000 cheque and gifts

6 VARUN KUMAR Rs 1,00,000 cheque and gifts

7 ANAND LAKRA Rs 1,00,000 cheque and gifts

8 SANTA SINGH Rs 1,00,000 cheque and gifts

9 MANPREET Rs 1,00,000 cheque and gifts

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10 NILAKANTA SHARMA Rs 1,00,000 cheque and gifts

11 HARJEET SINGH Rs 1,00,000 cheque and gifts

12 MANPREET CHAHAL Rs 1,00,000 cheque and gifts

13 SUMIT KUMAR Rs 1,00,000 cheque and gifts

14 ARMAAN QURESHI Rs 1,00,000 cheque and gifts

15 MANDEEP SINGH Rs 1,00,000 cheque and gifts

16 GURJANT SINGH Rs 1,00,000 cheque and gifts

17 MOHAMMAD UMAR Rs 1,00,000 cheque and gifts

18 AJIT KUMAR PANDEY Rs 1,00,000 cheque and gifts

19 HARENDRA SINGH- COACH Rs 1,00,000 cheque and gifts

20 ROMEO JAMES- COACH Rs 50,000 cheque and gifts

21 SAMEER DAD- COACH Rs 50,000 cheque and gifts

22 JINCE THOMAS MATHEW - Rs 50,000 cheque and gifts PHYSIOTHERAPIST 23 SURESH ARVIND — Rs 50,000 cheque and gifts VIDEO ANALYST 24 KRISHNENDU DAS - MASSEUR Rs 50,000 cheque and gifts

25 GOALKEEPER OF THE Rs 1,00,000 cheque and gifts TOURNAMENT –VIKAS DAHIYA 26 HIGHEST GOAL SCORER OF Rs 1,00,000 cheque and gifts THE TOURNAMENT - HARMANPREET SINGH

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Indian Junior Men Team For winning Gold medal in 8th Junior Men Asia Cup

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Indian Men Team For Winning Bronze Medal in FIH International Tournament after 33 years.

Mr. Rajinder Singh, Treasurer Hockey India Presented the Gift Mr. Rajeev Mehta, Secretary General Indian Olympic Association Presented the Cheque of Rs 1.00 Lakh each to the athletes and Rs 50,000 each to the officials Mr. Manoj Bhore, Joint Secretary, Hockey India Presented the Gift

S.No Winners Prize Money 1 PR SREEJESH Rs 1,00,000 cheque and gifts 2 HARJOT SINGH Rs 1,00,000 cheque and gifts 3 RUPINDER PAL SINGH Rs 1,00,000 cheque and gifts 4 V R RAGHUNATH Rs 1,00,000 cheque and gifts 5 KOTHAJIT SINGH Rs 1,00,000 cheque and gifts 6 JASJIT SINGH KULAR Rs 1,00,000 cheque and gifts 7 SARDAR SINGH Rs 1,00,000 cheque and gifts 8 DHARAMVIR SINGH Rs 1,00,000 cheque and gifts 9 CHINGLENSANA SINGH Rs 1,00,000 cheque and gifts

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S.No Winners Prize Money 10 MANPREET SINGH Rs 1,00,000 cheque and gifts 11 DANISH MUJTABA Rs 1,00,000 cheque and gifts 12 DEVINDER SUNIL WALMIKI Rs 1,00,000 cheque and gifts 13 SV SUNIL Rs 1,00,000 cheque and gifts 14 TALWINDER SINGH Rs 1,00,000 cheque and gifts 15 AKASHDEEP SINGH Rs 1,00,000 cheque and gifts 16 MOHAMMAD AMIR KHAN Rs 1,00,000 cheque and gifts 17 RAMANDEEP SINGH Rs 1,00,000 cheque and gifts 18 ROELANT OLTMANS –CHIEF COACH Rs 1,00,000 cheque and gifts & DIRECTOR HIGH PERFORMANCE

19 ROGER VAN GENT – Rs 50,000 cheque and gifts ANALYTICAL COACH

20 TUSHAR KHANDKER - COACH Rs 50,000 cheque and gifts 21 MATTHEW EYLES – Rs 50,000 cheque and gifts SCIENTIFIC ADVISOR 22 SHRIKANT IYENGAR - Rs 50,000 cheque and gifts PHYSIOTHERAPIST 23 ADITHYA CHAKRAVARTY - Rs 50,000 cheque and gifts VIDEO ANALYST 24 ARUP NASKAR - MASSEUR Rs 50,000 cheque and gifts 25 BIRENDRA LAKRA Rs 1,00,000 cheque and gifts 26 FAN'S CHOICE AWARD - P.R Rs 1,00,000 cheque and gifts SREEJESH

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Indian Men Team For Winning Bronze Medal in FIH International Tournament after 33 years.

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Dr. Narinder Dhruv Batra, President Hockey India welcomed by Dr. T. Venkat Vardhan CMD, DNA Networks in traditional Mysore way.

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Dr. T Venkat Vardhan Abhijit Das CMD, DNA Networks Star Sports

Sumit Rajpal Jai Prakash Rengarajan Sports Interactive AA Globe

Gaurav Bahal Sophie Choudry Sportzworkz

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