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CM Bhagwant Mann and Sports Minister Meet Hare congratulating goalkeeper Harmanpreet Singh on being selected as the Player of the Year.
Indian hockey team vice-captain Harmanpreet Singh has been named Player of the Year by the International Hockey Federation (FIH) for 2021-22. Harmanpreet Singh, the defender and drag master of Falikkar, was adjudged the Player of the Year for the second year in a row. On this, Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann and Sports Minister Meet Hare have congratulated him.
Goalkeeper Harmanpreet Singh
6 goals in Olympics and 9 goals in Commonwealth Games
Congratulating Harmanpreet Singh, Sports Minister Hare called it a matter of pride for Punjab. Harmanpreet Singh, a resident of village Timowal in Amritsar district, scored 6 goals in Tokyo Olympics last year. While this year he scored 9 goals in the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. This time India has won the bronze medal in the Olympics after 41 years. While he won a silver medal in the Commonwealth Games. Harmanpreet Singh has so far scored a total of 115 goals in 155 international matches.
PR Sreejesh and Savita Punia also Goalkeeper of the Year
The Sports Minister said that it is a matter of honor for India that apart from Harmanpreet Singh, goalkeeper PR Sreejesh and women’s team goalkeeper Savita Poonia have also been chosen by the FIH as the Goal Keeper of the Year in the men’s and women’s categories. Meet Heyer said that this stupendous achievement of the players would give a lot of encouragement and inspiration to the hockey players in the country.