Hockey legend S.Balbir Singh Sr passes away.
Hockey legend S.Balbir Singh Sr passes away.
Triple-Olympic champion and World Cup-winning manager Balbir Singh Sr. passed away in Mohali at the age of 95.
Hockey stalwart Balbir Singh Sr was living with his daughter Sushbir Bhomia and grandson Kabir in Chandigarh.
Indian hockey legend Balbir Singh Dosanjh (popularly known as Balbir Senior) breathed his last at the age of 95 on Monday after battling multiple health issues for over two weeks.
The Triple-Olympic champion was hospitalized in Mohali on May 8 and has been on ventilator support.
In January last year, Balbir Sr. was discharged from PGI after spending 108 days in the hospital, where he underwent treatment for bronchial pneumonia.
A forward par excellence, Balbir Sr. was one of the most decorated athletes in Indian sports history with Olympic gold medals in 1948, 1952 and 1956 Games. He also coached the Indian team to its first