Mungyeong [South Korea], March 24 (ANI): The Indian Women’s Hockey Team midfielder Salima Tete was honoured with the AHF Emerging Player of the Year Award for her spectacular efficiency within the 12 months 2022 on Friday. The 20-year-old was introduced with the award on the Asian Hockey Federation’s Annual General Meeting that passed off in South Korea.
Speaking on the honour, Salima expressed gratitude to the Asian Hockey Federation and likewise praised her crew members for his or her fixed help. “I sincerely thank the Asian Hockey Federation for recognising the hard work that we have done on the ground over the years,” Salima stated.
“But this journey would not have been possible without the constant support that I have received from my teammates and the coaching staff who have always given me the confidence to play according to my strengths and have given me the freedom to express myself. I hope to continue to perform in a similar fashion in the years to come” she added.
Salima has been an integral a part of the Indian crew set-up over the previous couple of years and was named the Rising Player of the Tournament on the Women’s Asia Cup 2022 match that passed off in Muscat in January final 12 months. She made her debut for the Senior Women’s Team within the 12 months 2016 within the Test collection towards Australia, earlier than serving to the Indian Women’s Junior Hockey Team win a Silver medal on the third Youth Olympic Games 2018, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Salima was a part of the Indian Senior Women’s Hockey Team that completed within the fourth place on the Tokyo Olympics after which went on to be part of the FIH Hockey Women’s Junior World Cup 2021, Potchefstroom, South Africa crew that additionally attained the 4th place. The midfielder additionally performed a key function for the Indian crew that attained a third-place end within the FIH Women’s Hockey Pro League 2021/22 earlier than serving to the Indian crew clinched the Bronze medal on the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham.
Salima was additionally an important member of the Indian crew that gained the Gold medal on the FIH Hockey Women’s Nations Cup Spain 2022.
Hockey India President, Dilip Tirkey additionally congratulated the younger midfielder for the award and thanked her for her contribution to Indian Hockey. “I congratulate Salima Tete for being honoured with this award. It always gives me immense pleasure to see our Indian players getting the recognition they deserve on the global stage. She has been an asset to the Indian team for the past couple of years now, despite being one of the youngest members of the team. We are confident that she will continue to soar even higher in the years to come.”Hockey India Secretary General Bhola Nath Singh additionally praised Salima for her achievement. “It is always a special moment for us at Hockey India when one of our players receives awards for their hard work. Salima Tete has been a special player and we are truly delighted to see her achieve success and get recognition on such a grand stage. I congratulate her for receiving the honour and hope to see her add more feathers to her caps in the years to come.” (ANI)