Hockey India won the prestigious Etienne Glichitch Award on Friday. The award was honored in recognition of Hockey contribution to the growth and development of the sport in the country.

Hockey India wins the award was announced by the game’s governing body FIH during the HockeyInvites virtual conference as part of its 47th FIH Congress which concluded with the FIH Honorary Awards. FIH said “Hockey India was announced as the winners of the Etienne Glichitch Award in recognition of its remarkable contribution to the growth and development of Hockey,” in a release. The award gives recognition to numerous individuals, teams and organizations for their outstanding contributions to the sport of hockey. While the Pablo Negre Award was presented to the Uzbekistan Hockey Federation, acknowledging its “tremendous efforts to improve playing conditions through new infrastructure and the implementation of youth development models.” The Polish Hockey Association took home the Theo Ikema Award as Thanksgiving gesture to the various hockey development projects resulting in 30 newly trained coaches and over 3000 schoolchildren being introduced to the sport within the country.

Talking about the individuals, England striker Sam Ward, who suffered a career-threatening eye injury in 2019, was named as recipient of the Super Fair Play Trophy René G Frank. The Guust Lathouwers Memorial Trophy went to Croatia’s Ivona Makar for an individual who has made a significant mark on the development of umpiring. Williamson of New Zealand was named as the winner of the HRH Sultan Azlan Shah Award for dedicating thousands of voluntary hours toward the delivery of New Zealand’s brand-new National Hockey Centre in Auckland.

The FIH Honorary Awards took place on the opening day of the 47th Congress. The session will take place on Saturday for the elections of position of FIH President and for four positions of EB Ordinary Member.

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