New Delhi, Oct. 27 -- For decades, Indian hockey stood as the very definition of excellence on the global stage. With a proud haul of 13 Olympic medals-8 Gold, 1 Silver, and 4 Bronze-India established itself as the sport's ultimate powerhouse.
Few have had a closer view of this golden era than M.M. Somaya, who represented India in three consecutive Olympic Games - 1980, 1984, and 1988. A member of the gold medal-winning team at the 1980 Moscow Olympics, Somaya also had the honour of captaining India at the 1988 Seoul Olympics.
As India's hockey fraternity comes together to celebrate 100 years of the sport's organised structure in the country, Somaya reflects on this historic milestone not merely as a commemoration of medals and triumphs, ...