On 15 August 1936, the Indian team was playing the final match against Germany. However, before the final, there was an atmosphere of fear and anxiety in the Indian camp. The reason for this was the German dictator Adolf Hitler.
Hitler was about to come to see this match with 40 thousand spectators.
Syed Ali Sibtain Naqvi, former coach of the Indian hockey team, had told, ‘It was Dada Dhyan Chand, who scored 6 goals in the 1936 Olympic final and India won the match 8-1.
Syed Ali Sibtain Naqvi, former coach of the Indian hockey team, had told, ‘It was Dada Dhyan Chand, who scored 6 goals in the 1936 Olympic final and India won the match 8-1.
Hitler saluted Dada and offered him to join the German army.
Naqvi had told, ‘Dada did not say anything on the occasion of prize distribution. There was silence in the entire stadium.
Naqvi had told, ‘Dada did not say anything on the occasion of prize distribution. There was silence in the entire stadium.
Everyone was afraid that if Dhyan Chand turned down the offer, the dictator might shoot him. Dada told me that he had answered Hitler in a loud voice like an Indian soldier. ‘INDIA is not SOLD.’
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