Hockey India to felicitate Michel Kindo
Bhubaneswar: Hockey India would felicitate the living players who won the only World Cup for India in the year 1975 at New Delhi on May 14.
Odisha’s only player Michel Kindo was the member of the world cup winning team which was held at Kuala lumpur in Malaysia.
Michael Kindo who played at the full back position and was honored with the Arjuna Award for his achievements. He represented India at three World Cups which also included Barcelona 1971 (Bronze) and Amsterdam 1973 (Silver) alongwith one Olympic Games in Munich 1972 (Bronze). Continuing with its initiative of recognizing the efforts of players who have got laurels to the country, Hockey India on 14th May 2014 along with announcing the squad for the upcoming FIH World Cup will also take the opportunity to felicitate players. Hockey India has invited all 13 living members of the 1975 World Cup winning team at Delhi where they will be presented a token one-time payment of Rs. 1,75,000 each for their contribution towards ensuring that they brought home the pride to every Indian of being the World Champions that year. Speaking on the occasion Dr. Narinder Batra, Secretary General, Hockey India said “It’s a great honour for us to felicitate the legends who made us proud of being the Champion Holders of the 1975 World Cup. These initiatives are an effort to make the present team believe that they too can do what their seniors have achieved in the past”. Hockey India started the initiative of felicitating players in 2012, when all the living Olympic gold medalists were invited and presented one-time payment of Rupees Two lakh, on the occasion of wishing the then Indian squad which was representing the country during the london Olympics that year.
Ameek Kiran wins tennis championship series
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