- Indian men’s hockey player P R Sreejesh has won the World Games Athlete of the Year award 2021.
- Earlier in 2020, Indian women’s hockey captain Rani Rampal became first Indian to win the honor for her performance in 2019.
- A total of twentyfour athletes from seventeen countries were nominated for annual awards based on individual or team performance.
- Spain’s Alberto Guines López & Italy’s wushu player Michele Giordano were the runners-up.
- At the FIH Stars Awards in October, Sreejesh was named Goalkeeper of the Year for 2021.
