NEW DELHI: National team captains Manpreet Singh and Rani Rampal on Sunday won the Dhruv Batra Player of the Year Award 2019 in the men’s and women’s categories respectively at the third Hockey India Annual Awards here.
Manpreet and Rani received a cash award of Rs 25 lakh each, besides trophies, as the achievements of the current and former Indian hockey players were celebrated at a glittering ceremony here.
The Hockey India Annual Awards carried a total prize purse of Rs 1.64 crore.
It has been a wonderful 2019 for both Manpreet and Rani as they led the men’s and women’s teams to Tokyo Olympics berths.
Manpreet became the first Indian to win the International Hockey Federation’s (FIH) Player of the Year award last month, while Rani became the first-ever player to win the prestigious ‘World Games Athlete of the Year’ award in January. (AGENCIES)
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