In the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Olympics,Indian national hockey team made its Olympic debut against Austria, winning 6-0, with Chand scoring 3 goals. The final match took place on 26 May, with India facing the home team of the Netherlands. The Indian teams better players Feroze Khan, Ali Shaukat and Kher Singh were on the sick list and Chand himself was ill. However, even with a skeletal side, India managed to defeat the hosts 3-0 and the Indian team won its countrys first Olympic gold medal. Keeper Richard Allen created a unique record of not conceding a single goal. Chand was the top scorer of the tournament by a large margin, scoring 14 goals in 5 matches. A newspaper report about Indias triumph said, “ This is not a game of hockey, but magic. Dhyan Chand is in fact the magician of hockey. ”
Posted on: Fri, 22 Nov 2013 11:20:19 +0000
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