Hardik Singh and Salima Tete were named the Player of the Year for 2023 among men and women respectively at the sixth annual Hockey India awards here on Sunday even as the federation announced the revival of Hockey India League (HIL) in January 2025.
With a total prize pool of ₹7.56 crores, the awards saw teams and individuals felicitated for their achievements in the past year. Interestingly, even the 2016 Junior World Cup winning men’s team was honoured at the event, eight years since the triumph.
The HIL, last held in 2017, will be a five-week competition with eight men’s and six women’s teams, with auctions for the same likely to be held after the Paris Olympics.
