• The Punjab Government finally announced to rename the Mohali International Hockey Stadium, after triple Olympian and Padma Shri Balbir Singh Sr.
• The stadium will now be known as Olympian Balbir Singh Senior International Hockey Stadium.
• The government also announced to start a scholarship scheme in the legend’s name for meritorious hockey players of the state.
• Balbir Singh Sr played an important role in making the Indian hockey team a three-time Olympics champion.
• No one has been able to break his Olympics final record till date.
• He scored five goals in India’s 6-1 victory over the Netherlands in the final of the 1952 Olympic Games.
• He also was the manager of the 1975 World Cup-winning Indian team.
• The Punjab Government had honoured the legendary player with the Maharaja Ranjit Singh Award in 2019.

Punjab :

• CM - Captain Amarinder Singh.
• Governor - V.P.Singh Badnore.