20 July,2016 11:57 AM IST | | midday online correspondent
Indian hockey legend Mohammed Shahid (56), a mercurial forward, and part of India's last Olympic gold-winning team at Moscow 1980, died in Gurgaon on Wednesday morning
Mohammed Shahid
Indian hockey legend Mohammed Shahid (56), a mercurial forward, and part of India's last Olympic gold-winning team at Moscow 1980, died in Gurgaon on Wednesday morning. He was suffering from severe liver and kidney ailments.
Mohammed Shahid
"Yes, he is no more. He suffered multiple organ failure this morning. It's a sad news," a source told news agencies.
The 56-year-old legend was admitted to Medanta - the Medicity earlier this month after a bout of jaundice and dengue made his condition worse. He was airlifted from Varanasi.
Known for his dribbling skills, Shahid is considered one of India's great hockey players.
He was a member of the V Baskaran-led Indian team that won a gold medal at the 1980 Moscow Olympics. Mohammed Shahid was also a part of the national team that won a silver medal at the Delhi Asian Games in 1982 and bronze in the Seoul Asiad in 1986.
- With inputs from agencies
