Olympic Gold-Winning Hockey Legend Keshav Datt Passes Away

• 09 Jul 2021

• Two-time Olympic gold medallist in hockey, Keshav Datt has passed away on 7 July 2021.
• He was a member of 1948 (London) and 1952 (Helsinki) Olympics.
• At the 1948 Olympics India beat home team Britain 4-0 at the Wembley Stadium in London to win the first gold post-Independence.
• At 1952 Helsinki Games, India beat Netherlands 6-1 in the summit clash to become the Olympic champions for the fifth consecutive time.
• In his autobiography Goal, Dhyan Chand rated Datt as one of the finest half-backs of that time.