The splendid contribution of Subedar Hardyal Singh for game of hockey was remembered by Army when a cheque of Rs 1 lakh sent by Chief of Army Staff, General Bipin Rawat was presented to him in a gracious ceremony held at his residence Pushpanjali enclave GMS road on Thursday. The cheque was presented by Colonel Veterans, Uttarakhand Sub area, Col Samneet Nawani.
Subedar Hardyal Singh (89 years) was part of Gold medal winning team of 1956 Melbourne Olympics. He was also participated in Indo Pak war of 1965 and served as Coach of Indian hockey team from 1985 to 1987. For outstanding contribution to Hockey he was awarded with Dhyan Chand award in the year 2004.