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. VOL-19 Special Edition 2016 P - 02 VOL-19 Special Edition 2016 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 VOL-19 Special Edition 2016 P - 03 VOL-19 Special Edition 2016 Winners of 11 Category of Awards Junior Men Team for winning Gold Medal in 8th Junior Men Asia Cup VOL-19 Special Edition 2016 P - 04 VOL-19 Special Edition 2016 Senior Men Team for Winning Bronze Medal in FIH World League Final Senior Women Team Qualifying for Rio Olympics 2016 VOL-19 Special Edition 2016 P - 05 VOL-19 Special Edition 2016 WINNERS 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 VOL-19 Special Edition 2016 P - 06 VOL-19 Special Edition 2016 Hockey India MAJOR DHYAN CHAND Lifetime Achievement Award 2015 Hockey India WINNER MAJOR DHYAN CHAND LATE. 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SHANKAR LAXMAN Lifetime Achievement Award 2015 ` 30,00,000 & Trophy VOL-19 Special Edition 2016 P - 07 VOL-19 Special Edition 2016 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 VOL-19 Special Edition 2016 P - 08 VOL-19 Special Edition 2016 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 VOL-19 Special Edition 2016 P - 09 VOL-19 Special Edition 2016 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 VOL-19 Special Edition 2016 P - 10 VOL-19 Special Edition 2016 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 VOL-19 Special Edition 2016 P - 11 VOL-19 Special Edition 2016 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 VOL-19 Special Edition 2016 P - 12 VOL-19 Special Edition 2016 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 VOL-19 Special Edition 2016 P - 13 VOL-19 Special Edition 2016 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 VOL-19 Special Edition 2016 P - 14 VOL-19 Special Edition 2016 VOL-19 Special Edition 2016 P - 15 VOL-19 Special Edition 2016 Individual Achievement Awards Mr.