Current context: The International Hockey Federation has named Hockey striker Lalremsiami as the 2019 FIH Women's Rising Star of the Year on 11th Feb 2020.
a. Julieta Jankunas
b. Frederique Matla
c. Helen Mary
d. Lalremsiami
- India forward Lalremsiami (19-year-old), took the prize ahead of Argentina's Julieta Jankunas (Second) and Frederique Matla (third) of the Netherlands.
- She belongs to Mizoram and got 40 % of all the votes cast with 47.7% of her votes from among national associations, 28.4% from the media and 36.4% from fans/players.
- She was one of the stand-out players at the Hockey Women's World Cup in 2018.
- She made her debut in 2017 in a test series against Belarus and became top gaolscorer twice in her short senior career.
- At the Ready Steady Tokyo event, which took place in August 2019, Lalremsiami scored the winning goal in the final against Japan.
Question:
Q.1 Who has been named as the 2019 FIH Women's Rising Star of the Year by the International Hockey Federation?a. Julieta Jankunas
b. Frederique Matla
c. Helen Mary
d. Lalremsiami
