CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Mumtaz Khan was India’s top scorer in the 2022 women’s junior hockey World Cup and at the FIH Hockey5s Lausanne. Teenager Mumtaz Khan was named the FIH Rising Star of the Year 2021-22 in the women’s category, the international hockey federation (FIH) announced on Tuesday.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Netherlands’ Felice Albers and India’s Harmanpreet Singh have been named the International Hockey Federation (FIH) Player of the Year for the 2021-2022 season in the women’s and men’s competitions respectively.

Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -Harmanpreet Singh holds the record for the most goals scored in an FIH Pro League season. Indian hockey team star Harmanpreet Singh has been named the men’s FIH Player of the Year 2021-22 becoming just the fourth player to win the award in the men’s category in consecutive years.

Detailed explanation-5: -Argentina trumped six-time champions Germany in the final to win gold at the FIH Men’s Junior Hockey World Cup 2021 held in Bhubaneshwar, Odisha, while France and the Indian hockey team finished third and fourth, respectively.