Thirty years before India’s independence, a young man born in a Punjabi family went to watch a hockey match. He cheered the team against the team supported by the British in the match… The English official became stern. If you want, you can play and watch… He went on the field and scored four goals in that match.
Sandhu has a habit of practicing in the moonlight, when there are no very bright lights. The Indian team was selected for the first time against New Zealand. He also got a place in it. The Indian team that participated in various tournaments was amazing. The Indian team scored a total of 192 goals in that tournament. The highlight is that Chand scored one hundred of those goals. India had won all but one match (eighteen). Dan Bradman watched his game and marveled that he was scoring runs like we were scoring runs.
When he went to participate in the Olympic Games, only three people came to see him off. But when he returned with the medal, the city of Bombay was full of fans.
England was the previous Olympic champion. India went to the Olympic Games instead of the England team after winning all the eleven competitions that the Indian team participated in.
India had won all the matches leading up to the final and scored a total of 26 goals. Eleven goals were scored by our hero. The final was played against Holland in the capital of Holland. India won the first gold by defeating the home team by 3 nil. In that, Dyan Chand scored two goals.
When he went to participate in the Olympic Games, only three people came to see him off. But when he returned with the medal, the city of Bombay was full of fans.
The Indian team made a mess in the next Olympics as well. They blew America away in the final. Indian team scored twenty four goals. The American team scored only one goal. Chand scored eight goals and his brother scored ten goals.
The Queen of England once gave him her umbrella to ask him to play, Dhyanchand scored a goal! He was thirty-one years old when the Berlin Olympics began. The Indian team, which did not know what defeat was, had lost the practice matches.
Without proper uniforms or shoes, the Indian team participated in the practice match against Germany after traveling in the third class coach of the train. Our team lost 4/1 in this. Despite this, the Indian team qualified for the final by playing well in the qualifiers.
Dhyan Chand used to say that he would practice by hitting the ball two kilometers on the railway tracks
The final in Berlin… Hitler sat anxiously to watch his country’s team play. The German team had already defeated India with majesty. The Indian team bowed down to the Congress flag and entered the field. The Indian team scored only one goal in the first half.
Dyan Chand took off the shoes he was wearing and threw them away. He entered the field with bare feet. To the cheers of the audience, Tian Chand’s legs, arms, and especially the hockey stick began to perform magic… India won its third Olympic gold as he scored three goals. It is said that Dhyan Chand would practice hitting the ball two kilometers on the railway tracks.
Poverty struck him who spread India’s pride on the world stage. He spent his time hunting and fishing. Lately, he died of liver cancer in the general ward of a hospital without getting recognition..!
It was only after a long time when his son went to Auckland that he realized the beauty of Tian Chand. There were many references to him wowing the audience with the magic of his hockey stick.
In Vienna, a statue of him smiles with four hands – each holding a hockey stick. It was the era of Dyan Chand..!
His birthday, August 29, is celebrated as National Sports Day in India
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