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Olympic Gold-Winning Hockey Legend Keshav Datt Passes Away
- 09 Jul 2021
- Two-time Olympic gold medallist in hockey, Keshav Datt has passed away on 7 July 2021.
- He was a member of 1948 (London) and 1952 (Helsinki) Olympics.
- At the 1948 Olympics India beat home team Britain 4-0 at the Wembley Stadium in London to win the first gold post-Independence.
- At 1952 Helsinki Games, India beat Netherlands 6-1 in the summit clash to become the Olympic champions for the fifth consecutive time.
- In his autobiography Goal, Dhyan Chand rated Datt as one of the finest half-backs of that time.
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