Olympic medalists Gurbux Singh and Dr. Vece Paes had been conferred Main Dhyan Chand Lifetime Achievement Award for 2021 and 2022 right here on Monday.
At a perform organised on the event of Nationwide Sports activities Day, the 2 hockey gamers, who lived and performed the game within the metropolis, had been honoured with the award by Hockey Bengal.
Gurbux gained a gold medal within the 1964 Olympics and a bronze within the following version in 1968. He was additionally part of the 1966 Asian Video games gold medal-winning Indian squad.
Dr. Paes gained an Olympics bronze in 1972 and a World Cup bronze in 1971.
Each acquired the award for his or her excellent contribution to hockey in India.
The Sports activities Authority of India (SAI) Netaji Subhas Japanese Centre right here additionally celebrated the Nationwide Sports activities Day by conducting numerous leisure video games for its staffers.
Athletes corresponding to Swapna Burman, Pranati Nayak and Satyajit Mandal had been felicitated on the occasion, inaugurated by regional director Vineet Kumar.
