The Worldwide Hockey Federation (FIH) is delighted to announce that the winners of the FIH Hockey Stars Awards can be revealed on the FIH Centennial Gala happening on 8 November in Muscat, Oman, on the event of the forty ninth FIH Statutory Congress.
All winners – FIH Gamers, Goalkeepers, Rising Stars, Coaches and Umpires of the Yr – have been invited to affix the ceremony in individual. The occasion can be dwell streamed on the FIH YouTube channel.
The voting course of for the FIH Gamers, Goalkeepers and Rising Stars closed final week. Listed below are the nominees:
FIH Participant of the Yr Award:
Girls: Gu Bingfeng (CHN), Yibbi Jansen (NED), Nike Lorenz (GER), Stéphanie Vanden Borre (BEL), Xan de Waard (NED)
Males: Thierry Brinkman (NED), Joep de Mol (NED), Hannes Müller (GER), Harmanpreet Singh (IND), Zach Wallace (ENG)
FIH Goalkeeper of the Yr Award:
Girls: Cristina Cosentino (ARG), Aisling D’Hooghe (BEL), Nathalie Kubalski (GER), Anne Veenendaal (NED), Ye Jiao (CHN)
Males: Pirmin Blaak (NED), Luis Calzado (ESP), Jean-Paul Danneberg (GER), Tomás Santiago (ARG), PR Sreejesh (IND)
FIH Rising Star of the Yr Award:
Girls: Claire Colwill (AUS), Zoe Díaz (ARG), Tan Jinzhuang (CHN), Emily White (BEL), Linnea Weidemann (GER)
Males: Bautista Capurro (ARG), Bruno Font (ESP), Sufyan Khan (PAK), Michel Struthoff (GER), Arno Van Dessel (BEL)
The checklist of nominees was established by an Skilled Panel* composed of gamers, coaches and officers chosen by every of their Continental Federations. The knowledgeable panel was supplied entry to match information from all worldwide matches held in 2024, together with Check Matches, the FIH hockey Professional League, FIH Hockey Nations Cups, FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers and the Olympic Video games Paris 2024 earlier than establishing the ultimate checklist of nominees.
The votes of the Skilled Panel depend for 40% of the general consequence. These from Nationwide Associations – represented by their respective nationwide groups’ captains and coaches – depend for an additional 20%. The followers and different gamers (20%) in addition to the media (20%) make the remaining 40%.
The FIH Coaches and Umpires of the Yr are determined by the Skilled Panel and the FIH Umpiring Committee respectively.
*Skilled Panel:
Europe: Janne Müller-Wieland (GER) and Simon Mason (ENG)
Asia: Tahir Zaman (PAK) and Ms Deepika (IND)
Pan America: Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG) and Craig Parnham (USA)
Africa: Sarah Bennett (ZIM) and Ahmed Youssef (EGY)
Oceania: Amber Church (NZL) and Adam Webster (AUS)
Supply: FIH.hockey
