Stage is all set for the International Hockey Federation (FIH) annual awards ceremony to be held here on February 23, an event which will recognise and honour the best players, goalkeepers, rising stars, coaches and umpires of the game.

The awards will be given away in a formal ceremony for the first time, in which the FIH, in partnership with Hockey India, will announce the winners of the Hockey Stars Awards 2016. Inspirational Indian men's team captain P R Sreejesh and fast rising drag flicker Harmanpreet Singh are the two Indians in contention for different honours. While Sreejesh is in the running for FIH Goalkeeper of the Year, the 18-year-old Harmanpreet is in fray for the Rising Star of the Year trophy.