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Major Dhyan Chand (29 August 1905 – 3 December 1979) was an Indian field hockey player. He is widely regarded by many as the greatest field hockey player in world 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 ...
The top international goals scorer in classic field hockey is Dhyan Chand of India, he scored 570 goals in 185 international matches.However Balbir Singh Senior only played 61 games in his career and scored 264 goals.
The Khel Ratna Award (Hindi pronunciation: [kʰeːl rət̪nə]), officially known as the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award (transl. Major Dhyan Chand Sport Jewel Award) or formerly known as the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, is the highest sporting honour of India. [1]
The Major Dhyan Chand Award, officially known as Major Dhyan Chand Award for Lifetime Achievement in Sports and Games, [1] is the lifetime achievement sporting honour of the Republic of India. The award is named after hockey wizard Major Dhyan Chand (1905–79), a legendary Indian field hockey player who scored more than 1000 international ...
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]
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 ...
Dhyan Chand Award The National Sports Awards is the collective name given to the six sports awards of Republic of India . It is awarded annually by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports .