Sreejesh becomes second Indian to win World Games Athlete of the Year Award
New Delhi Jan 31 PTI Veteran India hockey goalkeeper PR Srejeesh on Monday won the prestigious World Games Athlete of the Year for his 2021 performances becoming only the second Indian to receive the accolade In 2020 Indian womens hockey captain Rani Rampal became the first Indian to win the honour for her performances in 2019 Sreejsh beat competition from sport climber Alberto Gins Lpez of Spain and Italys wushu player Michele Giordano for the award Im very honoured to win this award First of all a big thank you to FIH for nominating me for this award and secondly thanks to all the Indian hockey lovers around the world who voted for me Sreejesh said in a statement Sreejesh a former India hockey captain and part of the Tokyo Olympics-bronze medal winning side received 127647 votes whereas Lopez and Giordane accumulated 67428 and 52046 votes respectively Sreejesh was the only Indian nominated and was recommended by the International Hockey Federation FIH In the FIH Stars Awards in October Sreejesh was named the goalkeeper of the year for 2021 PTI SSC PM PM
New Delhi Jan 31 PTI Veteran India hockey goalkeeper PR Srejeesh on Monday won the prestigious World Games Athlete of the Year for his 2021 performances becoming only the second Indian to receive the accolade In 2020 Indian womens hockey captain Rani Rampal became the first Indian to win the honour for her performances in 2019 Sreejsh beat competition from sport climber Alberto Gins Lpez of Spain and Italys wushu player Michele Giordano for the award Im very honoured to win this award First of all a big thank you to FIH for nominating me for this award and secondly thanks to all the Indian hockey lovers around the world who voted for me Sreejesh said in a statement Sreejesh a former India hockey captain and part of the Tokyo Olympics-bronze medal winning side received 127647 votes whereas Lopez and Giordane accumulated 67428 and 52046 votes respectively Sreejesh was the only Indian nominated and was recommended by the International Hockey Federation FIH In the FIH Stars Awards in October Sreejesh was named the goalkeeper of the year for 2021 PTI SSC PM PM
