New
Delhi, 14 May 2014: An effort which started in 2012, of
felicitating Legends who contributed through their performance on the
field, Hockey India continued this initiative on the occasion of the
Indian Men Hockey Team announcement for the upcoming Rabobank Hockey
World Cup 2014. Hockey India today invited and felicitated Legends
who played and brought home the only World Cup for India in the year
1975 held at Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia. Also
present for the occasion were eminent guests Mr. Arun Jaitley, Member
Advisory Board Hockey India League, Member Parliament & Leader of
Opposition in Rajya Sabha, Mr. Ajit M Sharan, Secretary Ministry of
Youth Affairs & Sports, Mr. Jiji Thomson, Director General Sports
Authority of India and Mr. Rajeev Mehta, Secretary General Indian
Olympic Association.
The
grand felicitation cum team announcement event witnessed the presence
of all the 13 Living legends alongwith the wives of Late Shri Surjit
Singh and Late Shri Shivaji Parwar, brother of Late Shri. Mohinder
Singh converge at the Hotel Holiday Inn, New Delhi. Hockey India
felicitated each one of them with a one-time payment of Rs. 1,75,000.
These legends then wished the entire team for the FIH World Cup and
were even seen advising the players for the forthcoming tournament
While
the then Captain Ajit Pal Singh was very forthcoming in his praise
for Sardar Singh and the way he has led the team since he has come on
the helm, he even went on to advise him to keep his cool and not
allow pressure of the big platform overcome him. On the other hand
Leslie Fernandez the goalkeeper for the 1975 World Cup was seen with
both PR Sreejesh and Harjot Singh in an intimate chat.
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