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Dhyan Chand on a 1980 stamp of India Dhyan Chand statue at Sipri hill, Jhansi. Dhyan Chand remains a legendary figure in Indian and world hockey. His skills have been glorified in various apocryphal stories and anecdotes.
Star of the Indian hockey team that dominated the sport in the years before World War II, the prolific Dhyan Chand played a key role in India’s three consecutive gold hauls at the Olympic Games - in 1928, 1932 and 1936.
Jun 21, 2024 · Dhyan Chand was an Indian field hockey player who was considered to be one of the greatest players of all time. Chand is most remembered for his goal-scoring feats and for his three Olympic gold medals (1928, 1932, and 1936) in field hockey, while India was dominant in the sport.
Aug 28, 2020 · Who is Dhyan Chand? Get to know the man who is known as the wizard of hockey and won three Olympic gold medals for India to become a sporting star revered to this day. IOC
Aug 29, 2023 · Why is Major Dhyan Chand known as ‘Hockey Wizard’? Know About the Greatest Player of the Indian Field Hockey August 29, 1905, marks the birth of Major Dhyan Chand Singh.
Aug 14, 2020 · Dhyan Chand returned to the field after seeking medical attention and in the second half, he reportedly played barefoot to run faster. India raced to an 8-1 win to complete their first hat-trick of Olympic gold medals at the Olympics.
Aug 6, 2021 · Dhyan Chand played during India’s pre-independence years, when the local population was subjugated and made to feel inferior by the ruling British. Hence, seeing an Indian dominating the Europeans in a sport invented by them evoked a lot of pride in them.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday inaugurated a first-of-its-kind museum dedicated to hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand in Jhansi where the hockey wizard was brought up.
Dhyan Chand had been ailing for some time in Jhansi before he was brought to Delhi on Nov 23 and admitted to AIIMS. He had several complications like cancer of the lever, diabetes and...
Dhyan Chand won three gold medals as a center-forward for India and is considered the greatest hockey player ever. He learned the game from British army officers and had his first international competition in 1926 on a tour of Australia and New Zealand.
