Rani Rampal was also felicitated with the Arjuna Award in 2016, World Games Athlete of the Year 2019, Hockey India Award for Best Women Player of the Year 2019, Khel Ratna in 2020 and Padma Shri Award 2020.

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

Puducherry [India], January 12 (ANI): Captain of the Indian women's hockey team Rani Rampal had a word of advise for youth of India - strive for fitness as good health is very important for all, not only for sportspersons.

New Delhi Dec 31 PTI Indian womens team hockey team skipper Rani Rampal feels their memorable run at the Tokyo Olympics has taught the players to perform under extreme pressure Speaking on the podcast Hockey Te Charcha the 27-year-old opened up on the teams record fourth-place finish at the Tokyo Olympics while also reflecting on the year gone by 2021 proved to be a good year for us We could have won a medal at the Tokyo Olympic Games We will always feel the pain of not being able to do that because we were so close It was not hard to accept it at first she said But we finished 12th in 2016 when we went to Rio Olympics and this time at Tokyo Olympics we finished 4th So it has been a big growth for womens hockey The Indian womens team narrowly had missed out on a historic bronze in Tokyo but recorded its best-ever performance at the Olympics When we returned the Indian fans appreciated our efforts We felt that we did something good that fans are giving us so much love and respect This gives us confidence to do even better in future She further went on to speak about how the team gained confidence from 1-0 win over Australia in the quarterfinal and felt they could beat World No 2 Argentina in the semifinal to earn a podium finish I feel 100 percent we could have won the semifinal match against Argentina We took an early lead in the match and put them under pressure We executed everything coaches told us but conceding PCs cost us Rani said But I think it was a huge learning experience for all the players in the team who will get an understanding of how to remain calm in knockout matches of big tournaments We will surely get better the next time PTI APA BS BS

New Delhi [India], December 31 (ANI): India Women's Hockey team captain Rani opened up on the team's record fourth-place finish at the Tokyo Olympics and said that it has given motivation to the players to perform even better the next time. Speaking on the podcast 'Hockey Te Charcha', Rani said that 2021 proved to be a good year for the team despite missing out on the Olympic medal.

New Delhi [India], December 27 (ANI): From a historic fourth-place finish at the prestigious Tokyo Olympics to achieving the best-ever FIH World Rankings to bagging FIH Hockey Stars Awards 2021 in all categories, the year 2021 was a fairytale for the Indian Women's Hockey Team.

New Delhi [India], November 9 (ANI): Wrestler Virender Singh was on Tuesday honoured with Padma Shri at the civilian awards ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan.

New Delhi [India], November 8 (ANI): Indian women's hockey team captain Rani Rampal expressed her happiness after being conferred with the Padma Shri award 2020 on Monday.

Former External Affairs Minister and BJP leader Sushma Swaraj, who passed away in 2019 was awarded the Padma Vibhushan award posthumously. President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday presented the award to her daughter Bansuri Swaraj at a ceremony in Delhi. Kovind also presented Padma Bhushan award to badminton player PV Sindhu and Captain of the women’s hockey […]

New Delhi [India], November 8 (ANI): Archer Tarundeep Rai on Monday said that being conferred with Padma Shri is a big honour for him and he will strive to maintain the sanctity of the particular accolade.