NEW DELHI: Legendary hockey player Zafar Iqbal reflected on Indian hockey completing 100 magnificent years and said that what the sport has achieved over the past century is a significant accomplishment.
For decades, even before India gained independence, Indian hockey epitomised global sporting excellence. With a proud collection of 13 Olympic medals- 8 gold, 1 silver, and 4 bronze- India established itself as a dominant force in the sport. A key figure in India’s hockey history is the incomparable Iqbal, a gold medallist from the 1980 Moscow Olympics. That year marked India's most recent gold medal at the Summer Olympics.