Sports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal Honors Veteran Hockey Player Balbir Singh Senior

CHANDIGARH, INDIA SEPTEMBER 27: Sarbananda Sonowal, (Black Coat), Minister of state Youth Affairs and Sports honoring the hockey legend Balbir Singh Senior, 92-year-old triple Olympic hockey gold medallist, at his residence in sector 36, on September 27, 2014 Chandigarh, India. Balbir Singh is an Olympic record setting field hockey player from India, who was a member of three Olympic gold medal winning teams, in London (1948), Helsinki (1952) (Vice Captain) and Melbourne (1956) (Captain). Balbir Singh was the Manager and Chief Coach of the Indian team for the 1975 Men's Hockey World Cup which India won and the 1971 Men's Hockey World Cup, where India won the bronze medal. Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal on Friday recommended the name of Balbir Singh (Senior) for the country's highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna, to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo by Gurpreet Singh/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)