International stars Navneet Kaur and Hardik Singh were named Players of the Year, while former India captain Zafar Iqbal, a member of the 1980 Olympic gold medal-winning team, was honoured with the Major Dhyan Chand Lifetime Achievement Award at the Hockey India 8th Annual Awards in New Delhi on Friday. The ceremony was attended by several distinguished dignitaries, including Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, Minister of Labour and Employment, and Raksha Khadse, Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports. Olympians Harbinder Singh, Aslam Sher Khan, Zafar Iqbal, Vineet Kumar, M P Singh, Jagbir Singh, Mir Ranjan Negi, Pritam Rani Siwach, Sita Mehta, Mamta Kharb, and Rani were also present.
Winners @TheHockeyIndia Annual Awards
— Navdeep Singh Gill (@navgill82) March 27, 2026
Lifetime Achievement-Zafar Iqbal
Player of the Year (M)-Hardik Singh
Player of the Year (W)-Navneet Kaur
Forward-Sukhjeet Singh
Midfielder-Sumit
Defender/Sanjay
GK-Bichu Devi Kharibam
Upcoming Player (M & W) -Prince Deep Singh & Sakshi Rana pic.twitter.com/IgtQVJ3DJq
The award presenters for the evening included Jugraj Singh, Asunta Lakra, Baljit Singh, Pargat Singh, Ajit Pal Singh, and Saroj Sharma, who joined players, officials, and member unit representatives to celebrate Indian hockey’s finest.
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