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Olympic bronze medallist and former Mumbai hockey official Gurbax Singh Grewal passes away

Gurbax Singh Grewal, 1968 Olympic bronze medallist and MHA secretary, dies of heart attack in Chandigarh.

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Mumbai: Former India international and Mumbai Hockey Association (MHA) secretary Gurbax Singh Grewal, who was a member of the national team that won a bronze medal in the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City, died of a heart attack in Chandigarh on Friday evening. He was 84. Gurbax Singh, brother of Olympian Balbir Singh, retired as Sports Officer with the Western Railways in Mumbai and was elected as Honorary Secretary of The Mumbai Hockey Association Ltd as part of a team that included former India captain and coach Joaquim Carvalho. IANS

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