Hockey India has recommended the name of Indian women's team captain Rani Rampal for the Khel Ratna award while the names of Vandana Kataria, Monica, and Harmanpreet Singh have been sent for the Arjuna Award. Major Dhyanchand has been sent to former India players RP Singh and Tushar Khandekar for the Lifetime Achievement Award.
Dronacharya has been sent for the names of coaches BJ Kariyappa and Ramesh Pathania. The performance will be the basis for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, the country's highest sporting honor, from January 1, 2016, to December 31, 2019. Meanwhile, under the captaincy of Rani, India won the Women's Asia Cup in 2017 and won a silver medal at the Asian Games in 2018, winning the Tokyo Olympic qualification by scoring a winning goal for India in the FIH Olympic Qualifier 2019.
India rose to ninth place in the FIH rankings under Rani's captaincy. The first Indian queen to receive the World Sports Athlete Award has received Arjuna in 2016 and Padma Shri in 2020. Vandana, who has played more than 200 international matches for India and Monica, who has participated in more than 150 international matches, has been sent for the Arjuna Award, both in the FIH Series Finals in Hiroshima, the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Test Tournament and the Olympic Qualifier in Bhubaneswar. Was the architect of India's victory.
The name of the Indian men's team drag-flicker Harmanpreet Singh has also been sent for the Arjuna Award, he performed brilliantly at the FIH Series Finals in Bhubaneswar. He captained Manpreet Singh in the Olympic Test Tournament 2020, he was also part of the Indian team that won the Olympic qualifier in Russia last year.
Former players RP Singh and Khandkar have been named for the Major Dhyanchand Lifetime Achievement Award for their contribution to hockey. Kariyappa was named for the Dronacharya Award, who was the coach of India's junior men's team that won a silver medal in the Johor Cup in 2019.
Hockey India President Mohammad Mushtaq Ahmed said, "Sardar Singh was the last hockey player to receive the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award. Rani has touched new heights in women's hockey and deserves this honor. ”A committee of the Sports Ministry will select the winners. The awards will be presented on National Sports Day on 29 August.
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