A Tribute to India's Hockey Heroes
Srinagar, June 17 -- Arguably, 26 May 1928 was the golden day for Indian hockey. It was on that day, while still under British rule, that the Indian team won the hockey gold medal at the Amsterdam Olympics. Much of the credit for this victory goes to the legendary Dhyan Chand, whose breathtaking performance proved decisive. Exactly 98 years later, hockey players, including Dhyan Chand's son, Ashok Kumar, along with writers, fans, and others gathered at a hotel just outside Delhi's hockey nursery, Shivaji Stadium, for the launch of well-known hockey historian K. Arumugam's new book, India's First Olympic Gold. She also wrote the foreword. It tells the inspiring story of India's first Olympic gold medal win in hockey at the 1928 Amsterdam O...
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