Adieu to The Hockey Legend
Prof Raj Kumar,Vice Chancellor, Panjab University, Chandigarh while expressing his grief on the demise of Padma Shri S.Balbir Singh Sr,said that the country has lost the most celebrated legend of Indian Hockey, who was regarded as one of the greatest sports persons to have represented India.
The University conferred him with the 1st Khel Ratna Award during its 65th Convocation in 2016.One of the greatest Indian hockey players, Balbir Singh Senior’s journey from an obscure village to fame is nothing but a saga of passion, determination and hard work
As a hockey player he raised the bar of excellence in the game . He was part of Indian Hockey Team in three Olympic Games of 1948 London , 1952 Helsinki and 1956 Melbourne , and won Gold Medals for India . He has inspired generations for taking up Hockey as sports.
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