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News18
25-07-2025
- Sport
- News18
PR Sreejesh To Be Awarded Bharat Gourav Award By East Bengal: Report
PR Sreejesh, ex-Indian hockey goalkeeper, to get Bharat Gourav award from East Bengal on August 1. Former Indian hockey team goalkeeper and two-time Olympic bronze medallist PR Sreejesh is all set to be awarded the 'Bharat Gourav' award by East Bengal, according to a report by Sangbad Pratidin. After former India captain Sourav Ganguly, Sreejesh is the second Indian athlete to receive this award. According to tradition, East Bengal's foundation day will be celebrated with grandeur on August 1 this year too. On that day, the winners of the annual awards will be acknowledged. Besides two Olympic medals, Sreejesh has also been part of the Indian men's hockey team that won gold at the 2014 and 2022 Asian Games, as well as four gold medals in the Asian Champions Trophy. After announcing his retirement from hockey, Sreejesh took up coaching and currently manages the Indian men's junior team. Besides the Bharat Gourav and Lifetime Achievement awards, the best footballers and cricketers of the year will be honoured on that day as well. Former East Bengal football captains Satyajit Mitra and Mihir Bose will be felicitated with the Lifetime Achievement Awards. Midfielder Souvik Chakrabarti and Soumya Guguloth will be awarded the Best Footballer of the Year Awards. Allrounder Kanishk Seth will be awarded the Best Cricketer of the Year. The PK Banerjee Memorial Award will be given to Sanjoy Sen and Antony Andrew for Best Coach of the Year. Karuna Chakraborty and Karthik Indu will be awarded Best Referees of the Year. The Pride of Bengal Award will be given to East Bengal and Indian midfielder Sangita Basfore. view comments First Published: July 25, 2025, 14:14 IST Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
News18
23-07-2025
- Sport
- News18
Indian Hockey Legend PR Sreejesh Encourages Citizens To Partake In 20th Delhi Half Marathon
Last Updated: Indian hockey legend PR Sreejesh urges participation in the 20th Delhi Half Marathon on October 12, 2025, emphasizing the event's spirit and his journey of breaking barriers. Encouraging citizens to join the Delhi Half Marathon, Indian hockey legend PR Sreejesh also spoke about the spirit he observes during the marathon each year. The landmark 20th edition of the Delhi Half Marathon, a World Athletics Gold Label Race, is scheduled to take place on Sunday, October 12th, 2025, and will be flagged off from Delhi's iconic Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium. Sreejesh, former goalkeeper of the Indian Men's Hockey Team and current coach of the Indian Junior Men's Team, who was honoured with the Padma Bhushan, made note of how participants in the marathon, just like him, break barriers and take part in large numbers 'I broke my first barrier when I chose hockey in a football-loving state like Kerala, and every step since then has been about challenging myself, not the world," he said. Registration is now open for all race categories – Half Marathon, Open 10K, Great Delhi Run, Senior Citizens' Run, and Champions with Disability. The registration window will close at 11:59 pm on Friday, September 19, 2025, or earlier if slots are filled. Virtual Run registrations for the Half Marathon, Open 10K, and Great Delhi Run are also open until 11:59 pm on Monday, October 6, 2025. Celebrated as the 'God of Modern Indian Hockey," Sreejesh enjoyed a glittering 18-year international career, earning 336 caps for India before bidding farewell to professional hockey after the Paris 2024 Olympics. True to form, he delivered a series of stunning performances to help India clinch a Bronze medal, following up on the historic Bronze win at Tokyo 2020. Throughout his distinguished career, Sreejesh collected numerous accolades, including the FIH Goalkeeper of the Year Award three times (2021, 2022, and 2024), the Arjuna Award in 2015, the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award in 2021, and the World Games Athlete of the Year in 2021. Transitioning smoothly into coaching, Sreejesh led the Indian junior team to a memorable Junior Asia Cup title win in November 2024, continuing to contribute to Indian hockey's growing success story. Sreejesh's impressive resume also includes appearances at four Olympic Games (London 2012, Rio 2016, Tokyo 2020, and Paris 2024), two Asian Games Gold medals (2014 and 2022), an Asian Games Bronze medal (2018), and two Commonwealth Games Silver medals (2014 and 2022). He also played a pivotal role in India's triumph at the Asian Champions Trophy on four occasions (2011, 2016, 2018, and 2023). view comments First Published: July 23, 2025, 18:01 IST Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
The Print
19-07-2025
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- The Print
Pro League was a good wake-up call ahead of next year's Asian Games and WC: Sreejesh
But Sreejesh, who was part of India's bronze medal winning sides in Tokyo and Paris Olympics, felt that players didn't perform too badly but unfortunately results didn't favour the team. India struggled in the European leg of the Pro League and finished eighth out of nine teams to avoid relegation by a whisker. New Delhi, Jul 17 (PTI) Former India captain and goalkeeping stalwart P R Sreejesh believes the just-concluded FIH Pro League was a good wake-up call for the men's national hockey team ahead of next year's Asian Games and the World Cup. 'I think the players performed really well, we created lot of opportunities. We gave very good fight on the field but sometimes it happens the result went against us,' Sreejesh said on the sidelines of the launch of Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon on Wednesday night. 'The preparation was perfect but unfortunately the result was not perfect for us but the coaches have enough time to prepare the team for the Asia Cup and definitely next year the Asian Games and World Cup is there. 'I think this Pro League gave us a very good wake-up call to prepare and to be on our toes to prepare for World Cup and Asian Games,' he added. The Asian Games will be hosted by Aichi-Nagoya in Japan from September 19 to October 4, while the World Cup will be jointly organised by the Netherlands and Belgium from August 15 to 30. Post retirement after Paris Games, Sreejesh is now the coach of Indian men's junior hockey team and he is enjoying his current journey. 'Same routine, when you wake up early in the morning it's about preparing the players, ensure they are doing their best and rest of the day prepare for the next session, analysing the players. 'The only thing is that I am stressing my mind more now, earlier I used to stress my physical part but now it's about my mental part. But I am enjoying,' he said. India is set to host the FIH Junior World Cup in Chennai and Madurai from November 28 till December 10 this year, and Sreejesh is not leaving no stone unturned to prepare his players. 'For them (players) the biggest challenge is Junior World Cup because four-nation tournaments and stuffs like that are not going to throw enough pressure on them as the Junior World Cup. My duty is to share my experience with them, how to prepare for a big tournament, big matches,' he said. 'I faced enough pressure being a player and now being a coach I think it is upto me to take that pressure from the players . I am helping them to be realistic. Being a coach sharing experience as a player is more important.' India are clubbed along side Pakistan, Chile and Switzerland in Pool B at the Junior World Cup. Even though uncertainty looms large over Pakistan's participation in the Junior World Cup owing to tensions between the two countries following Operation Sindoor, Sreejesh doesn't want to focus on one particular team. 'We are in the same pool (India and Pakistan) but I don't want my players to think about one particular team,' he said. 'Any tournament starts from the quarterfinals, the main moto is to gather as much points as you can to ensure your place in the quarterfinals and from there the main tournament starts.' PTI SSC SSC KHS KHS This report is auto-generated from PTI news service. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content.
United News of India
17-07-2025
- Sport
- United News of India
Pro league a wakeup call for Indian team: Sreejesh
New Delhi, July 17 (UNI) Former India Hockey great PR Sreejesh feels that India's poor show at the European leg of the FIH Pro League 2024-25 is a wakeup call ahead of Asia Cup in August. India finished eighth on the FIH Pro League 2024-25 points table after suffering seven successive losses in the European leg of the tour. Speaking to the Press on the side-lines of the launch event of the 20th Vedanta Delhi Half marathon yesterday evening he said "I think the team performed well, we created a lot of opportunities, we gave very good fight on the field but sometimes it happens, the result went against us but the result went against us. This result is a very good wake up call for us ahead of the Asia Cup, and other crucial tournaments like the World Cup and Asia games next year." The Asia Cup will be held in Rajgir, from August 27 to September 7, 2025. The Hockey World Cup will be jointly hosted by Belgium and the Netherlands in August 14–30, 2026 while the Asian Games will be held from September 19 to October 4, 2026. Sreejesh, who won the 'World Games Athlete of the Year' in 2021 expressed happiness that more and more people are taking to running as a way to stay healthy "Every year more people are joining and running (in the Delhi Half Marathon) is becoming more popular, it's exiting, people should challenge themselves, get into the rhythm." The two time Olympic medallist who is now the Head Coach of India men's national U-21 team said that as a coach one of his main job is to ensure that the players learn how to handle pressure "As a coach my job is to take the pressure off the players, I tell them that during the Junior World Cup 10 thousand odd people will be cheering and yelling at you, accept these things, being a coach sharing my playing experience with the players is very important" he said. The 2025 Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup will be held in Chennai from November 28 to December 10, 2025. UNI RKM
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Business Standard
17-07-2025
- Sport
- Business Standard
Pro League a wake-up call before Asian Games, World Cup in 2026: Sreejesh
Former India captain and goalkeeping stalwart P R Sreejesh believes the just-concluded FIH Pro League was a good wake-up call for the men's national hockey team ahead of next year's Asian Games and the World Cup. India struggled in the European leg of the Pro League and finished eighth out of nine teams to avoid relegation by a whisker. But Sreejesh, who was part of India's bronze medal winning sides in Tokyo and Paris Olympics, felt that players didn't perform too badly but unfortunately results didn't favour the team. "I think the players performed really well, we created lot of opportunities. We gave very good fight on the field but sometimes it happens the result went against us," Sreejesh said on the sidelines of the launch of Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon on Wednesday night. "The preparation was perfect but unfortunately the result was not perfect for us but the coaches have enough time to prepare the team for the Asia Cup and definitely next year the Asian Games and World Cup is there. "I think this Pro League gave us a very good wake-up call to prepare and to be on our toes to prepare for World Cup and Asian Games," he added. The Asian Games will be hosted by Aichi-Nagoya in Japan from September 19 to October 4, while the World Cup will be jointly organised by the Netherlands and Belgium from August 15 to 30. Post retirement after Paris Games, Sreejesh is now the coach of Indian men's junior hockey team and he is enjoying his current journey. "Same routine, when you wake up early in the morning it's about preparing the players, ensure they are doing their best and rest of the day prepare for the next session, analysing the players. "The only thing is that I am stressing my mind more now, earlier I used to stress my physical part but now it's about my mental part. But I am enjoying," he said. India is set to host the FIH Junior World Cup in Chennai and Madurai from November 28 till December 10 this year, and Sreejesh is not leaving no stone unturned to prepare his players. "For them (players) the biggest challenge is Junior World Cup because four-nation tournaments and stuffs like that are not going to throw enough pressure on them as the Junior World Cup. My duty is to share my experience with them, how to prepare for a big tournament, big matches," he said. "I faced enough pressure being a player and now being a coach I think it is upto me to take that pressure from the players . I am helping them to be realistic. Being a coach sharing experience as a player is more important." India are clubbed along side Pakistan, Chile and Switzerland in Pool B at the Junior World Cup. Even though uncertainty looms large over Pakistan's participation in the Junior World Cup owing to tensions between the two countries following Operation Sindoor, Sreejesh doesn't want to focus on one particular team. "We are in the same pool (India and Pakistan) but I don't want my players to think about one particular team," he said. "Any tournament starts from the quarterfinals, the main moto is to gather as much points as you can to ensure your place in the quarterfinals and from there the main tournament starts. (Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
