Harendra, Pillai pay tributes to Olympian Ravindra Pal Singh
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Hockey fraternity Pillai, Harendra took to twitter to share their grief on demise of Hockey Olympian Ravinder Pal Singh, who died of Covid-related symptoms in Lucknow on Saturday morning.
He is the member of Indian team that won historic gold medal at the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games. He also represented the country at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. He was transferred from the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Vivekanand Hospital to the non-Covid facility after he tested negative for the virus. "Shocked to hear about the passing away of Ravinder Pal Singh Sir. A 1980 Moscow Olympics hero, he will forever be remembered for his invaluable contribution to hockey as a finest player. May his soul rest in peace," wrote Pillay -- who guided the India team to gold at the 1998 Bangkok Asian Games on Twitter. Former India senior men's and women's team chief coach Harendra Singh tweeted, "Deeply saddened by the tragic demise of India's finest centre-half of modern hockey - Pal Bhai was part of India's gold medal-winning team at 1980 Moscow Olympics. I pay my heartfelt tribute and pray for the eternal peace of the departed soul." Harendra added that captain of the 1980 Olympics gold medal-winning team "Vasudevan Baskaran and Ravindra Pal Singh were the core members of the team". Hockey India (HI) president Gyanendro Ningombam said, "Hockey India extends its deepest condolences to Ravindra Pal's family. He made an immense contribution to Indian hockey and his achievements will always be remembered. May his family and friends have the strength to pass through these difficult times."More Related News