Hockey India Annual Awards 2025: Navneet Kaur & Hardik Singh Named Players of the Year; Zafar Iqbal Receives Lifetime Achievement
On 27 March 2026, Indian Men’s Hockey Team midfielder and two-time Olympic medallist Hardik Singh, and Indian Women’s Hockey Team forward, Navneet Kaur, were honoured with the Hockey India Balbir Singh Sr. Award for Player of the Year 2025r (Rs. 20 lakh each) in the men’s and women’s categories, respectively, at the Hockey India 8th Annual Awards held in New Delhi, Delhi
On 27 March 2026, Indian Men’s Hockey Team midfielder and two-time Olympic medallist Hardik Singh, and Indian Women’s Hockey Team forward, Navneet Kaur, were honoured with the Hockey India Balbir Singh Sr. Award for Player of the Year 2025r (Rs. 20 lakh each) in the men’s and women’s categories, respectively, at the Hockey India 8th Annual Awards held in New Delhi, Delhi
- Zafar Iqbal, the legendary former captain, was conferred with the ‘Major Dhyan Chand Lifetime Achievement Award (Rs. 25 lakh)’.
About Hockey India Annual Awards 2025:
Organiser: The event was organised by Hockey India (HI).
Dignitaries: The 2026 event was attended by Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports (MYAS), and Union Minister of State (MoS) Raksha Khadse, MYAS.
Awards: Prince Deep Singh won the Hockey India Jugraj Singh Award for Upcoming Player (Men – Under 21 (U21)), while Sakshi Rana received the Hockey India Asunta Lakra Award for Upcoming Player (Women – Under 21 (U21)), with both earning Rs. 10,00,000 each.
Sponsored Advertisement
- The Hockey Unit of Jharkhand was named Best Member Unit of the Year 2025, receiving Rs.2.5 lakh for its contribution to hockey development.
No comments yet. Be the first!