Category: Indian Hockey Olympians

  K ARUMUGAM Indian hockey legend Udham Singh was only the second Olympian after Claudius to win three gold and a silver at Olympics. Like Claudius, he was short in stature but was about a ...

K. ARUMUGAM The first player in the hockey world to figure in four Olympics and win a medal in each (three gold,  one silver), Bengal’s  Leslie Walter Claudius is an Indian sporting icon. His first ...

Indian field hockey has a glorious heritage. Ever since made its Olympic debut  in the Amsterdam Olympics in 1928, India turned out to be a force to reckon with. So much so it is hailed ...

K ARUMUGAM Brothers Victor John Peter and Victor John Philips have a unique place in the annals of Indian hockey history. They are not only the second set of brothers who represented India at the ...

  THE DEBUT OLYMPICS FOR DHANRAJ PILLAY Mercurial forward Dhanraj Pillay’s international career was two years old when he was selected for the first of four Olympics he featured in. Chief coach Balkishen Singh, himself ...

Book on hockey Olympians released Special Correspondent A book on hockey Olympians was released in New Delhi last week. Titled Profiles of Indian Hockey Olympians, and complied by hockey historian and chronicler, K. Arumugam, the ...

Much awaited ‘Indian Hockey Olympians’ hits the stands. There has been a need in India for a reference source for Indian Olympic hockey players. An authentic and informative work on Indian hockey Olympians is a ...