No Indian in Women's Hockey Player of the Year award nominations

Madrid, Oct 3 (UNI) No Indian found a place in the nominations for the Women's Hockey Player of the Year award announced here today by the International Hockey Federation (FIH).

Indians were also absent from the list of nominations for the young player of the year award.

The nominations were decided by a survey of the coaches of the 12 participating teams at the ongoing World Cup here and international media representatives.

The winners of the two awards will be chosen through a ballot by players and coaches from the competing teams and announced on October 7 by FIH President Els van Breda Vriesman.

The nominations: World Hockey Women's Player of the Year Luciana Aymar (ARG), Minke Booij (NED), Kaori Chiba (JPN), Fu Bao Rong (CHN), Natascha Keller (GER), Fanny Rinne (GER), Maria Jesus Rosa (ESP), Janneke Schopman (NED) World Hockey Women's Young Player of the Year (under-23) Madonna Blyth (AUS), Crista Cullen (ENG), Rachel Dawson (USA), Mi Hyun Park (KOR), Esther Termens (ESP), Naomi Van As (NED) UNI XC PDS PM DS1726