{"id":402338,"date":"2023-12-20T10:29:19","date_gmt":"2023-12-20T10:29:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/12\/20\/fih-player-of-the-year-award-a-recognition-of-hard-work-and-perseverance-hardik-singh-hockey-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2023-12-20T10:29:19","modified_gmt":"2023-12-20T10:29:19","slug":"fih-player-of-the-year-award-a-recognition-of-hard-work-and-perseverance-hardik-singh-hockey-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/12\/20\/fih-player-of-the-year-award-a-recognition-of-hard-work-and-perseverance-hardik-singh-hockey-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"FIH Player of the Year award a recognition of hard work and perseverance: Hardik Singh | Hockey News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/msid-106153986,imgsize-48160.cms\" \/><\/p>\n<div>NEW DELHI: <!-- -->Indian men&#8217;s hockey team<!-- --> vice-captain <!-- -->Hardik Singh<!-- --> on Wednesday said the <!-- -->FIH Player of the Year<!-- --> award is a recognition of his &#8220;hard work and perseverance&#8221; that he has put in over the years to excel in the sport he loves.<br \/>Hardik on Tuesday became the third male player from India to win the coveted award, joining <!-- -->Manpreet Singh<!-- --> (2019) and <!-- -->Harmanpreet Singh<!-- --> (2020-21 and 2021-22).<br \/>Besides Hardik, India women&#8217;s team skipper Savita Punia won the <!-- -->FIH<!-- --> Goalkeeper of the Year award for the third consecutive time.<br \/>&#8220;It&#8217;s an absolute honour to receive this esteemed award. 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