Amit Rohidas of Indian men’s hockey team (IANS)
Amit Rohidas was awarded the Biju Patnaik Sports Award for Outstanding Performance by the Government of Odisha.
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Indian men’s hockey team defender and drag-flicker Amit Rohidas has been conferred with the prestigious Biju Patnaik Sports Award by the Odisha government for his outstanding performance in sports and games. Rohidas played a key role in India’s backline as well as PC’s defense in the recently concluded Tokyo Olympic Games, where India ended a 41-year wait for an Olympic medal by claiming a bronze.
Hockey India congratulates Rohidas on receiving the prestigious award.
The hockey star from Odisha’s Sundargarh district has been a regular in the Indian team since his comeback in 2017 and has been a part of some of the biggest feats in recent years.
Hockey Coach Kalu Charan Choudhary, who has worked towards developing talented players at the grassroots level and has been coaching aspiring hockey players from Odisha for several decades, has felicitated Biju Patnaik Sports for Lifetime Achievement in the promotion of sports and games. Award has been won. A release said on Thursday that Siba Prasad was awarded the Coach of the Year award.
Congratulating the award winners, Hockey India President Gyanendra Ningombam said, “I am very happy to learn that Indian men’s hockey team defender Amit Rohidas has been conferred with the prestigious Biju Patnaik Sports Award for his outstanding performance in sports and games. has gone. He really deserves it. His contribution to the Indian team in securing a bronze medal in the Olympics will go down in history. I wish that this honor encourages him to do better and better for the Indian team in the days to come.”
“I also congratulate Coach Kalu Charan Choudhary for winning the Biju Patnaik Sports Award for Lifetime Achievement in the promotion of sports and sports. He has dedicated his life to hockey and it is a fitting award for his contribution. I also congratulate Siba Prasad on being chosen as the Coach of the Year. Congratulations to all the winners,” Ningombam said.
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