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He is the son of the Indian hockey player Dhyan Chand. Kumar was known for his exceptional skills and ball control. He was a member of the Indian team that won the 1975 World Cup. He was awarded the Arjuna Award in 1974 and, in 1975, scored the winning goal against Pakistan to achieve India's only win in the World Cup. [2]
Major Dhyan Chand (29 August 1905 – 3 December 1979) was an Indian field hockey player. He is widely regarded as the greatest field hockey player in history. [4] [5] [6] He was known for his extraordinary ball control and goal-scoring feats, in addition to earning three Olympic gold medals, in 1928, 1932 and 1936, during an era where India dominated field hockey.
Singh was the younger brother of Dhyan Chand, [2] who won the gold medal in the 1932 and 1936 Olympic Games for Indian hockey team. Singh was from Bais Rajput family based in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. [citation needed] His son Bhagat Singh and grandson Uday Singh, both played Field Hockey for India. His father, Subedar Sameshwar Singh, was in ...
Children: 2: Father: Daljeet Puri [1] ... Satyajeet is making a film on life of Indian hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand. Shahrukh Khan is likely to be cast as Dhyan ...
First presented in the year 2002, a total of sixty-seven retired sportspersons have been honoured with the Dhyan Chand Award, the lifetime achievement sporting honour of India, in Olympic sports for their "good performance at the international level and their continued contributions to the promotion of sports even after their career as a ...
The four awards presented in hockey are Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna, Arjuna Award, Dhyan Chand Award and Dronacharya Award. [ 1 ] First presented in the year 1961, a total of ninety individuals have been honoured with the Arjuna Award in hockey for their "good performance at the international level" over the period of last four years, with ...
First presented in the year 2005, a total of three retired sportspersons have been honoured with the Dhyan Chand Award, the lifetime achievement sporting honour of India, in non-Olympic sports for their "good performance at the international level and their continued contributions to the promotion of sports even after their career as a ...
The Dhyan Chand Award, the lifetime achievement sporting honour of India first presented in the year 2004 has been given to a total of 12 retired sportspersons in athletics for their "good performance at the international level and their continued contributions to the promotion of sports even after their career as a sportsperson is over". [5]