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Gurdial Bhangu, coach of CWG 2002-gold medal winning Indian team, dies

Surrey (Canada), Nov 7 (UNI) Former Indian women's hockey team coach Gurdial Singh Bhangu, who guided the country to a historic gold medal at the Commonwealth Games 2002, died here. He was 86. Bhangu was at the helm when India defeated hosts England 3-2 in a dramatic final in Manchester - a win that later inspired the script of 2007 Bollywood film Chak De India, starring Shah Rukh Khan, according to olympics.com. The Indian women's hockey team, captained by Suraj Lata Devi, secured the gold after Mamta Kharab scored the golden goal in extra time, bringing a memorable end to…

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07/11/26 17:33
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