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As a nation, we don’t know how to take care of our heroes: Pargat

Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, Updated At : 12:01 AM Aug 18, 2025 IST
Olympians Dilip Tirkey, Pargat Singh and Harbinder Singh during the launch of Sundeep Misra’s new book.

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Former India hockey team captain Pargat Singh believes that despite being a country that loves to celebrate its heroes, India fails to take care of its sporting legends. “We as a nation know how to make heroes, but unfortunately don’t know how to take care of them,” Pargat said during the launch of veteran journalist Sundeep Misra’s new book.

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The book titled ‘Gunned Down — Murder of An Olympic Champion’ traces the life and death of hockey legend Prithipal Singh.

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A penalty corner specialist, Prithipal won three Olympics medals, including gold in 1964. He was shot dead at the Punjab Agricultural University campus in Ludhiana in 1983.

Pargat, a penalty corner specialist himself, saw Prithipal as an idol. “His commitment was phenomenal and his mentality was that of a winner,” he said.

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