Hardik Singh named the men’s FIH Player of the Year

• Indian hockey team midfielder Hardik Singh was named the men’s FIH Player of the Year at the FIH Hockey Star Awards 2023.
• Hardik Singh was part of India’s Tokyo 2020 bronze medal-winning team.
• He was part of the gold medal-winning Indian team at the Asian Games and Asian Champions Trophy.
• Indian women’s hockey team captain Savita Punia won the best goalkeeper of the year award.
• Dutch player Xan de Waard, meanwhile, won the FIH Women’s Player of the Year honour.

ABOUT FIH

• The Fédération Internationale de Hockey, commonly known by the acronym FIH, is the international governing body of field hockey and indoor field hockey.
• Its headquarters are in Lausanne, Switzerland.
• FIH is responsible for field hockey’s major international tournaments, notably the Hockey World Cup.