CHANDIGARH May 9 :Hockey legend Balbir Singh Sr, a triple Olympic gold medallist, has been admitted to a city hospital in critical condition.
The 96-year-old was taken to a private hospital from his residence in Sector 36 in Chandigarh, where he lives with his daughter Sushbir and maternal grandson Kabir.
“Dadaji is in ICU right now at fortis Hospital. He was admitted last evening with complaints of pneumonia. He is on ventilator but better than yesterday,” grandson Kabir told PTI. Dr. Rajinder Kalra, doctor of 1975 World Cup winning side as well as family doctor, said: “Balbir had 104 degree fever on Thursday night. Initially, we tried to manage by giving him sponge baths at home but his conditions didn’t improve. We tried to shift him to PGI, Chandigarh.
“But since PGI Chandigarh is a COVID hospital, so it was difficult to get him admitted in ICU. So we admitted him in Fortis, Mohali where he has been 3-4 times before.
