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    Major Dhyan Chand (29 August 1905 – 3 December 1979) was an Indian field hockey player. He is widely regarded by many as the greatest field hockey player...
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    The Major Dhyan Chand Award, officially known as Major Dhyan Chand Award for Lifetime Achievement in Sports and Games, is the lifetime achievement sporting...
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  • [kʰeːl rət̪nə]), officially known as the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award (transl. Major Dhyan Chand Sport Jewel Award), is the highest sporting honour...
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    The Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium, commonly known by its former name National Stadium, is a field hockey stadium in New Delhi, India. The stadium...
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    recipients (2020–2029) Dhyan Chand Award recipients Dronacharya Award recipients Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy recipients Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna recipients...
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  • second-highest sporting honour of India, the highest being the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award. The award is named after Arjuna, one of the characters...
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    Bharat Ratna for Dhyan Chand". India Today. New Delhi. Archived from the original on 9 October 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014. "Dhyan Chand, not Sachin Tendulkar...
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  • Gupta was the first coach of Dhyan Chand. The latter's actual name was Dhyan Singh. Gupta gave him the title of "Chand" or moon, and predicted that one...
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    Sports awards in various categories, including the Arjuna Award and Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna awards. The ministry was set up as the Department of Sports...
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    competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. Richard Allen, Dhyan Chand, Earnest Cullen, Ali Dara, Lionel Emmett, Peter Fernandes, Joseph Galibardy...
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  • the birth anniversary of hockey player Major Dhyan Chand. This day marks the birthday of Major Dhyan Chand Singh, the hockey player who won gold medals...
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  • considered by many to be the greatest dribbler of the game comparable only to Dhyan Chand. Singh received his early education at the Government High School, Barabanki...
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    Allen, Muhammad Aslam, Lal Bokhari (c), Frank Brewin, Richard Carr, Dhyan Chand, Leslie Hammond, Arthur Hind, Sayed Jaffar, Masud Minhas, Broome Pinniger...
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    four awards presented in Olympic sports are Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award, Arjuna Award, Dhyan Chand Award and Dronacharya Award. First presented in...
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    Retrieved 19 August 2016. "1936 Olympics: Hat-trick for India under Dhyan Chand". The Hindu. 8 July 2012. Archived from the original on 31 August 2017...
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    World in 2017, Arjuna Award in 2003, the Padma Shri in 2015, and Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna in 2021. Raj holds numerous records in international cricket...
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    female players who uses a long pimple rubber. She was awarded the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna in 2020. and 2024 Paris Olympics. Batra was born on 15 June...
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    Bestowed with Arjuna Award for badminton in August 2020 Bestowed with Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna for badminton in December 2023 Men's doubles Men's doubles...
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    Bestowed with Arjuna Award for badminton in August 2020 Bestowed with Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna for badminton in December 2023 Men's doubles Men's doubles...
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    Syed Shahid Hakim (category Recipients of the Dhyan Chand Award)
    India national team during the 1980s. He was awarded by the prestigious Dhyan Chand Award in 2017 for his contributions to the sport. Hakim was the member...
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  • Major Dhyan Chand Hockey Stadium is a hockey ground in Jhansi, India. The stadium is mostly used for Hockey purposes and has got coaching facility. The...
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    Hockey India plans, directs and conducts all the activities for both men's and women's field hockey in India. It is recognized by the Ministry of Youth...
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  • India at the 1932 and 1936 Olympic Games. He was the younger brother of Dhyan Chand. Singh is best known for his sports career, during which he scored three...
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    a 11–1 win over Japan and 24–1 win over United States, in that match Dhyan Chand scored 8 goals and Roop Singh scored 10 goals, This is still the largest...
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    national honours, the Arjuna Award in 2015 and the prestigious Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award in 2020 by the Government of India. Under his captaincy...
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    Kolkata, defeating Punjab. In his autobiography Goal!, the legendary Dhyan Chand remembers his Beighton Cup debut. He says, "In my opinion it is perhaps...
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  • The previous award recipients of Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna, Arjuna Award, Dronacharya Award, and Dhyan Chand Award can also nominate one coach for the...
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  • (Etawah district), Uttar Pradesh, India. It is situated inside the Major Dhyan Chand Sports College's campus. It has a seating capacity of 43,000 people and...
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    Olympics 2016, the Government of India conferred upon her the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna award in August 2016. Hailing from Agartala in Tripura, Karmakar...
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    India's flag-bearers at the Olympics". Retrieved 13 August 2022. "From Dhyan Chand to Mary Kom, a list of India's flag bearers at the Olympic Games". Retrieved...
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