~ Abhishek has been nominated in two classes at sixth version of the Hockey India Annual Awards ~
New Delhi, thirtieth March 2024: The stage is about for the extremely anticipated sixth version of the Hockey India Annual Awards, set to happen on Sunday, in New Delhi. This yr’s awards ceremony boasts an unprecedented complete prize pool of INR 7.56 crores. A complete of 32 nominations spanning eight classes have clinched a spot on the shortlist for these annual accolades. These nominees shall be lauded for his or her exceptional contributions to Indian hockey all through the 2023 calendar yr.
The distinguished awards ceremony shall be graced by Hockey Legends together with Olympians Raghbir Lal, A.S. Bakshi, Harbinder Singh, Ashok Diwan, Zafar Iqbal, Ajit Pal Singh, Romeo James, Jagbir Singh, M.P. Singh, and Vineet Kumar. Hockey India Secretary Common Shri Bhola Nath Singh, and Treasurer Shri Sekar J Manoharan shall be current, together with Hockey India Govt Board Members. Different notable attendees embrace Shri R Vineel Krishna, IAS, Commissioner-Cum-Secretary DSYS, Odisha; Dr Atulya Misra, IAS, Extra Chief Secretary to Authorities of Tamil Nadu, and Shri Meghanath Reddy, IAS, Member Secretary SDAT, Tamil Nadu.
Among the many nominees is Indian ahead Abhishek, who loved an amazing yr making a mark together with his stellar performances. For his constant show, Abhishek has been nominated in two classes – Hockey India Dhanraj Pillay Award for Ahead of the Yr 2023 (Males) and Hockey India Balbir Singh Sr. Award for Participant of The Yr 2023 (Males).
Talking on his twin nominations, Abhishek stated, “It’s a matter of nice honour for me to be nominated this yr in two classes. I want to thank the Hockey India help employees, our coaches and my teammates who continually supported me and all the time suggested me each time I used to be in want. Due to their fixed backing, I gained confidence and was in a position to carry out freely.”
Abhishek, who scored three objectives in six video games on the FIH Odisha Hockey Males’s Hockey World Cup 2023 Bhubaneswar-Rourkela, continued his type on the Hangzhou Asian Video games, the place he scored 9 objectives in 7 video games, serving to his aspect to a Gold medal win. He was additionally named the Participant of the Match after India’s thrilling 2 – 2 (8 – 7 SO) win over Spain on the FIH Males’s Hockey Professional League 2023/24 final month in Rourkela.
Recapping the final yr, Abhishek stated, “It was an excellent yr for me. Each time I step out on the sphere carrying the Indian jersey, my purpose is to make sure that I give my very best to assist my staff get the specified consequence. Greater than the person achievements, it’s about making certain the staff performs properly and they’re able to discover me within the desired positions on the right instances, and that’s what I labored on this yr. I hope to proceed to enhance as we go additional into the present yr.”
With the Paris Olympics approaching, the Indian Males’s Hockey Group will tour Australia to compete in a five-match Take a look at sequence in opposition to the World No. 5 staff. Talking on the significance of the tour, Abhishek stated that the approaching sequence is an opportunity for the Indian staff to work on key areas forward of the Olympics.
“This is a vital yr for every one with the Paris Olympics developing. Our staff is concentrated on bettering ourselves forward of main competitions and therefore, all of us are actually wanting ahead to the tour of Australia to check ourselves and our methods in opposition to robust opposition,” he signed off.
The awards will telecast dwell on DD Sports activities, and also will be livestreamed on Hockey India YouTube Web page (https://youtube.com/dwell/