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Hockey India Awards: Savita, Harmanpreet Named Players Of The Year; 1975 World Cup Heroes Honoured
Major Dhyan Chand Lifetime Achievement: Women's team goalkeeper Savita Punia and men's team captain Harmanpreet Singh were adjudged Players of the Year even as Hockey India awarded its Major Dhyan Chand Lifetime Achievement Award to the 1975 World Cup-winning team in its annual awards celebration ceremony here on Saturday.
The Hockey India 7th Annual Awards 2024 brought together the Indian hockey fraternity in New Delhi on Saturday as it celebrated the country's finest hockey stars, officials, and legends who have made immense contributions to the sport, bringing pride to the nation year after year.
This year's awards held special significance as the apex body celebrated 100 years of Indian hockey while also marking the golden jubilee of India's historic 1975 World Cup victory. To commemorate this milestone, Hockey India felicitated the members of the victorious 1975 World Cup squad with the Hockey India Major Dhyan Chand Lifetime Achievement Award, along with a cash prize of INR 50 lakh.
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