The winner will be decided by online voting which closes on January 30. This success has only become possible with the love and support from hockey lovers, fans, my team, coaches, Hockey India, my government, friends from Bollywood, fellow sportspersons and my countrymen who have continuously voted for me.”. Indian women's team captain Rani Rampal on January 30 became the first-ever hockey player to win the prestigious 'World Games Athlete of the Year' award. “On behalf of FIH and the global hockey community, I would like to extend our warmest congratulations to Rani for having been voted The World Games Athlete of the Year 2019. Huge congratulations!,” the World Games said in a statement. Huge congratulations!," the World Games said in a statement. “We at Hockey India are elated by the news of Rani being nominated for the World Games Athlete of the Year 2019. This will be the sixth edition of the WGA initiative that recognises and honours an athlete or a team for their outstanding performance or for their social commitment or particularly, fair behaviour. “Indian hockey superstar Rani is The World Games Athlete of the Year 2019! Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited. "2019 was a great year for our team because we qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. Rani Rampal wins ‘World Games Athlete of the Year’ award Last year, India won the FIH Series Finals, and Rani was named Player of the Tournament. Rani Rampal wins 'World Games Athlete of the Year' award. We also reiterate here the promise that our team of reporters, copy editors, fact-checkers, designers, and photographers will deliver quality journalism that stays away from vested interest and political propaganda. The World Games announced the winner on Thursday after 20 days of polling by sports fans worldwide. The Hindu has always stood for journalism that is in the public interest. At this difficult time, it becomes even more important that we have access to information that has a bearing on our health and well-being, our lives, and livelihoods. We urge all hockey fans to vote for Rani and also continue to support Rani and the Indian Women’s Team as they prepare for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics,” he added. It has helped us keep apace with events and happenings. "With an impressive number of votes, 199,477, Rani is the clear winner of the Athlete of the Year race, where sports fans all over the world have voted for their favourite during 20 days of polling in January. You have reached your limit for free articles this month. This is an acknowledgement of her outstanding performances – together with her team-mates – and her dedication to hockey and her leadership,” FIH CEO Thierry Weil said. NEW DELHI: The Indian women's hockey team captain Rani Rampal has been nominated for the 'World Games Athlete of the Year' by the sport's governing body FIH. Tokyo 2020: Indian hockey Olympics full schedule, Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai Indians - Head-to-head record, statistics, IPL 2020: RCB vs MI- Head-to-head record, players to watch out for, IPL 2020, RCB vs MI Predicted Playing 11 Live Updates: Rohit Sharma's Mumbai Indians faces Virat Kohli's Royal Challengers Bangalore, Tewatia, Samson shine as Rajasthan Royals pulls off IPL's biggest chase, Handball rule draws widespread ire in Premier League, Liverpool boss Klopp not anticipating any further arrivals, Serie A: Ronaldo double earns 2-2 draw for 10-man Juventus at Roma, Serie A: Napoli hits Genoa for six after sensational second half, ISL: Participation of overseas players cleared by MEA, ISL: FC Goa ropes in Meghalayan midfielder Phrangki Buam, ISL 2020-21: Mizoram youngster Khawlhring joins Kerala Blasters. NEW DELHI: The Indian women's hockey team captain Rani Rampal has been nominated for the 'World Games Athlete of the Year' by the sport's governing body FIH. Indian women's hockey captain Rani Rampal was awarded the title after she received 199,477 in a poll votes to emerge as the clear winner. There were initially 25 nominees, male and female nominated by their respective sports federations, which was later reduced to 10 in the final round of public voting. Mushtaque Ahmad, president, Hockey India. @TheHockeyIndia pic.twitter.com/FrtsfhsqOG. Furthermore, we are working hard for and looking forward to having Hockey 5s as a demonstration sport at The World Games 2021. Rani Rampal wins 'World Games Athlete of the Year' award. Use of the CNN name and/or logo on or as part of NEWS18.com does not derogate from the intellectual property rights of Cable News Network in respect of them.
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