Sreejesh in race for World Games Athlete of the Year award

Olympic bronze medal successful India males’s hockey goalkeeper PR Sreejesh is in race to win the celebrated World Games Athlete of the Year award after being nominated for the honour.
The winner might be chosen following a web-based voting course of which begins on January 10 and ends of January 31.
Elected FIH Goalkeeper of the Year for 2021, Sreejesh — a triple Olympian with over 240 worldwide appearances — has loved an distinctive 12 months, producing his easiest type to assist his group declare a historic bronze on the Tokyo Games.

#FIH The World Games Athlete of the Year: PR Sreejesh within the race https://t.co/Dy9j2DOGlB
— World Hockey News (@WorldHockeyNews) January 4, 2022

If Sreejesh manages to win, he would be the second hockey participant from the nation to bag the title after ladies’s group skipper Rani Rampal.

Rani grew to become the first-ever hockey participant to win the award in 2020.
A complete of 24 athletes have been nominated for the award.
From the record of 24, the ten finest, as measured on January 23, will transfer on to the ultimate, the voting for which can proceed till January 31.