However, the award winners topped each of the voting groups that also involved the national associations and media. “Our overall strategy at FIH is to put athletes and fans at the centre of everything we do. Asked if the voting process will remain the same in the future, Weil talked about forming a task force. They were all nominated by an expert committee made of FIH, FIH Athletes Committee and high performance representatives and therefore were as much entitled as the others to win. He also said the voting process was more or less the same last year too.

Source: Indian Express October 11, 2021 10:35 UTC