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Detailed explanation-1: -NEW DELHI: India forward Mumtaz Khan was on Tuesday named the FIH Women’s Rising Star of the Year on the back of her stellar role during the country’s campaign at the Junior World Cup in South Africa earlier this year.

Detailed explanation-2: -The International Hockey Federation (FIH) can reveal that Felice Albers of Netherlands and Harmanpreet Singh of India have been named the FIH Players of the Year 2021-22 in the women’s and men’s category respectively.

Detailed explanation-3: -Mumtaz Khan won 32.9 points in the final standings for the FIH Rising Star of the Year award, edging out Belgium’s Charlotte Englebert, who finished with 29.9 points. Mumtaz Khan is the third Indian woman to win the award after Lalremsiami in 2019 and Sharmila Devi in 2020-21.

Detailed explanation-4: -Hockey | Harmanpreet Singh named FIH Player of the Year The 26-year-old became just the fourth player to win the Player of the Year award (men’s category) in consecutive years, joining an elite list that includes Teun De Nooijer (Netherlands), Jamie Dwyer (Australia) and Arthur van Doren (Belgium).

Detailed explanation-5: -FIH Player of the Year 2021-22: India’s Harmanpreet Singh wins men’s award. The Indian hockey star also won the award last year. Harmanpreet Singh holds the record for the most goals scored in an FIH Pro League season.