Balbir Singh Sr

'Role models such as him come very rarely', Twitter pays homage to hockey legend Balbir Singh Sr on his demise

As Balbir Singh Sr passed away on Monday, some prominent sports personalities took to Twitter to pay homage to the hockey legend.

Balbir Singh Senior, three-time Olympic gold-winning hockey legend, dies at 95

Balbir Sr was in a semi-comatose state since 18 May and had developed a blood clot in his brain after being first admitted to the hospital for bronchial pneumonia with high fever.

Hockey legend Balbir Singh Sr's condition stable but he remains on ventilator, informs family

Giving a health update of the three-time Olympic gold medallist, Kabir said his grandfather has still not regained consciousness.

Triple Olympic gold medallist Balbir Singh Sr hospitalised in Chandigarh in critical condition

Balbir Singh Sr, 96, was taken to a private hospital from his residence in Sector 36 in Chandigarh, where he lives with his daughter Sushbir and maternal grandson Kabir.

Indian hockey legend Balbir Singh Sr. admitted to hospital with breathing problems

Three-time Olympic gold medal winning hockey legend Balbir Singh Sr is critical after being admitted to a hospital here due to difficulty in breathing.

Gold trailer garners praise from hockey legend Balbir Singh Sr for 'familiarising younger generation with history'

The Akshay Kumar-starrer Gold is the story of India's first hockey victory at the Olympics as an independent nation

Before Akshay Kumar's Gold, a look at his muse: Hockey legend Balbir Singh Sr

This week, reports stated that Akshay Kumar's next film — Gold — would be a biopic on hockey legend Balbir Singh Sr. Singh was a member of three Olympic gold medal winning squads, and still holds the record for scoring the highest number of goals in an Olympics men's final. Before his story comes to the big screen, we take a look at the man behind the legend.

Seeing Indian hockey team win an Olympic gold medal is the last desire in my life: Balbir Singh Sr

Hockey legend Balbir Singh Sr today said his one last dream is to see eight-time champions India win another Olympic gold in the sport.

World T20: Hockey legend Balbir Singh Sr wishes Dhoni and co good luck ahead of Australia match

Balbir Singh Sr, part of the Olympic gold medal-winning Indian hockey team during 1948-1956, met Dhoni ahead of the India- Australia World T20 game.

Balbir Singh laments state of Indian hockey on his 90th birthday

Chosen as one of the 16 "iconic Olympians" across all disciplines since 1896, the start of the modern Olympic era, Balbir was honoured by the International Olympic Committee during the 2012 London Olympics along with other great sportsmen such as legendary sprinter the late Jesse Owens.