Even a family producing a champion sportsperson is rare. Rarer still are a sports champion in a family scaling his / her talent up so as to play at Olympics. For, being a part of Olympics is ultimate achievement for them.

The rarest are those families which produce more than one Olympian. Harmik Singh and Ajit Singh represent the rarest of brothers who went on to represent country at the sporting spectacle called Olympics.

Elder Harmik Singh represented India at Olympics in 1968 and 1972, the latter as the leader of the Indian men’s field hockey team. The team won the bronze at Munich where the world order of hockey Olympics changed. For the first time since 1928, the dominance of the Asians (India-Pakistan) was stopped at the track by the host. However, Harmik’s India salved its prestige by clinching the bronze. It was the last medal at an Olympic for Indian hockey in a non-boycott atmosphere.

Harmik was part of the 1968 Olympics too when he got his first of two Olympic bronzes.

Later days, elder Harmik Singh joined the National Sports Institute, Patiala. After retirement, he settled in Canada where he continues to live.

His younger brother Ajit Singh also rose to become a celebrity Olympian. Both played together at 1972 Olympics.

It was a pleasure for the younger Ajit to play under the leadership of his own brother.

The credit for the first pair of Indian brothers at Olympics goes to Dhyan Chand and Roop Singh. Here, elder brother’s son Ashok Kumar went on to become a Olympian. The last pair of Olympian brothers are Charanjit Kumar and Gundeep Kumar.

In Harmik-Ajit’s case, younger brother’s son Gagan Ajit Sing did a Ashok Kumar.