PR Sreejesh the goalkeeper and Vice Captain of the team,
hails from Kerala and made his debut with the Indian Men team in the year 2006
at the South Asian Games held in Colombo that year. Since then there is no
looking back for the versatile and agile goalie, as he had gone on to be
regarded as the backbone of the Indian defence and has successfully held the
fort strong on many occasions. It was because of his vital contribution that India won the Gold in the 17th Asian Games
last year, when the Final match against Pakistan entered the nail biting
penalty shoot out phase. His coolness and not allowing pressure to take the
better of him resulted in the opponents unable to find the nets, resulting in
the shootout and the game going in India ’s favour by 4-2. The win
ensured that India
not only won the Gold but even booked a berth to the upcoming RIO Olympics
2016. PR Sreejesh was also part of the Silver Medal finishing team during the
XX Commonwealth Games held in 2014.
Congratulating PR Sreejesh on the momentous occasion, Mohd
Mushtaque Ahmad, Secretary General, Hockey India said “Sreejesh has always
made us proud of him, be it his strong play on the field or his cool under
pressure situations or his way of motivating his team members during the game,
everything about him gives a very positive energy. Today on this occasion where
he has been the chosen one for the prestigious Arjuna Award, we at Hockey India take this
opportunity to congratulate him and hope to see him winning more such awards in
the future”.
PR Sreejesh will receive the award from the Honorable
President Pranab Mukherjee on 29 August 2015.
HI Press release
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