PR Sreejesh, the goalkeeper for the Indian men's hockey team, has been nominated for the World Games Athlete of the Year award for 2021. The keeper from Kerala had an immense contribution in India's historic bronze medal win at the Tokyo Olympics, where the country won a medal after 40 years.

Recently, in an interview, former Indian women's hockey team coach Sjoerd Marijne had alleged that the SAI had withheld his salary. But now Hockey India has condemned the statement from the ex-coach and said that it is “the malicious attempt to paint a dark picture of Indian sports administration".

India hockey player Simranjeet Singh played a crucial role in the team's bronze medal-winning campaign, as he struck two goals in the match against Germany. The youngster went on to say that sitting on the bench in the first few matches helped him prepare better for the tougher games.

Anurag Thakur has slammed Hockey India for not consulting the government before announcing that the Indian national teams won’t be featuring in the upcoming 2022 Commonwealth Games. The governing body had taken this decision to focus on assignments like 2022 Asian Games and 2024 Olympic qualifiers.