Hardik Singh & Savita Punia has been honored with Hockey India Men's, and Women's Player Of The Year Awards.

Midfielder Hardik Singh and goalkeeper Savita Punia have been honored with the men's and women's Indian 'Hockey Player of the Year' awards following their impressive contribution and performance at the 5th Annual Awards 2022 took place in the capital city.

This year, at the Hockey India 5th Annual Awards 2022, the total prize money was in excess of INR 2.7 Crore. Hardik Singh and Savita Punia won Balbir Singh Senior Award For Player of the Year in their respective categories while taking a cash price of Rs 25 lakh each.

Midfielder Hardik Singh has opted out senior players like Manpreet Singh and Harmanpreet Singh to win the prestigious award.

Hardik was the most impressive player for India in the FIH World Cup held in Odisha in January before he was ruled out of the tournament due to a hamstring injury he suffered during the second-group match against England.

Manpreet Singh was awarded a cash prize of INR 3.00 Lakh and a trophy while Rani won a cash prize of INR 2.50 Lakh along with a trophy for earning 300 International Caps and 250 International Caps, respectively.

Navjot Kaur and Mandeep Singh were each awarded INR 2.00 Lakh with a trophy for earning 200 International Caps, while Neha, Navneet Kaur, and Lalremsiami were also presented with INR 1.00 Lakh each with a trophy for earning 100 International Caps.

Harmanpreet Singh won two milestone awards, as he was presented with INR 1.50 Lakh along with a trophy for earning 150 International Caps and also a cash prize of INR 1.00 Lakh with a trophy for scoring 100 International goals.