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Olympian remembered on 41st death anniversary

Players observe Surjeet Singh’s death anniversary at Jarkhar.

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The 41st death anniversary of hockey Olympian Surjit Singh Randhawa was observed on Monday. Surjit Singh, a member of the Indian hockey team that won the World Cup in 1975, died on January 6, 1984, in a road accident. He was remembered by the Mata Sahib Kaur Sports and Charitable Trust at Jarkhar village, near here on the Ludhiana-Malerkotla road.

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Players and the director of Jarkhar Hockey Academy, Jagroop Singh Jarkhar, paid tributes to the legendary hockey star. They laid flowers on the life-size statue of Surjit, installed in the main stadium of Jarkhar. Jagroop recalled Surjit’s achievements and urged young players to emulate his discipline and skill.

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Surjit played for India in the Munich and Montreal Olympics, the World Cup in Amsterdam and Mumbai, and the Asian Games in Tehran in 1974 and Kuala Lumpur in 1978.

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