Balbir Singh Junior, who was a member of the silver medal- winning Asian Games Indian hockey team, died here at the age of 88, his daughter Mandeep Samra said on Tuesday. It seemed anything he touched would turn into gold. Right from the three Olympic gold medals to being the coach and manager of the World Cup-winning Indian hockey team, but dreams do come with a price. Of the many characters he brought alive with just a lopsided grin or his famously intense gaze, Irrfan Khan's portrayal of athlete-turned-bandit Paan Singh Tomar will always count among his most compelling performances, immortalising a man who was just a footnote in Indian sports till then.
A member of Olympics fourth-place finishing Indian football squad, Nikhil Nandy died here on Tuesday after a prolonged illness, according to family sources. Olympian Anju Bobby George and legendary volleyball player P Bharathan Nair have been honoured by their hometown in Kerala by having roads named after them, officials said on Saturday. The track, to him, was like an open book in which Milkha Singh found the "meaning and purpose of life".
And what a life he made for himself. The three-time Olympic gold medallist Balbir Singh died this morning at a hospital at the age of 95 after battling multiple health issues for over two weeks. Three-time Olympic gold medallist Balbir Singh Sr suffered a cardiac arrest on Tuesday morning and continues to be in a very critical state, according to family sources. The year-old hockey legend, who had tested negative for coronavirus, is currently on ventilator assistance. Subimal 'Chuni' Goswami, the legendary forward, who at 82 breathed his last in Kolkata on Thursday, was the poster boy of Indian football, a cricketer par excellence who once took Bengal to the Ranji Trophy final and helped India demolish the West Indies in a tour match.
In short, he was an 'expert' at everything, be it a tennis racket or a hockey stick. India produced one of their best performances of the tournament to beat Hong Kong after extra time with Rahmatullah bagging a brace. In the semi-final, India were up against South Korea but lost with Damodaran once again getting on the scoresheet.
So the players were tired and Calcutta-based players were thinking of inter-club transfers. Still we defeated Burma in the group stage and Hong Kong in the quarter-finals. That game against Hong Kong was the first time India played extra time in international football. India again lacked physical fitness and lost to South Korea in the semis the next day as they did not have enough rest to recover after playing those additional 30 minutes in the quarter-final.
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