New Delhi, May 24 -- The Punjab government on Saturday conferred the Maharaja Ranjit Singh Award to 14 Indian hockey players, recognising their contribution to the sport.

Harmanpreet Singh led the list of awardees, which also included Hardik Singh, Mandeep Singh and Jarmanpreet Singh, among others.

According to Hockey India's post on X, other players honoured at the event included Shamsher Singh, Dilpreet Singh, Varun Kumar, Krishan Pathak, Rupinder Pal Singh, Gurjant Singh, Akashdeep Singh, Simranjeet Singh, Ramandeep Singh and Gurinder Singh.

"India captain Harmanpreet Singh led the line-up of 14 hockey stars who received the prestigious Maharaja Ranjit Singh Award by the Chief Minister of Punjab, Bhagwant Mann, at a glittering cerem...