Dilpreet wins hearts at Olympics, kin elated in Tarn Taran

Gurbaxpuri

Tarn Taran, August 1

At the Butala village (in Amritsar district) house of hockey player Dilpreet Singh, his family back home is being showered with praises and congratulations from all corners. Dilpreet is a member of the Indian hockey team, which is participating in the Tokyo Olympic Games.

Dilpreet Singh is just 20 years and six months old and his father Balwinder Singh is a hockey coach with the Baba Uttam Singh National Hockey Academy, Khadoor Sahib, in Tarn Taran district.

Butala village (in Baba Bakala subdivision) too has a hockey academy being run under the Baba Palla Sports Club and Welfare Society, Butala. Balwinder Singh is the president of the society from where Dilpreet Singh learnt the fundamental techniques of playing hockey.

Dilpreet Singh is the creation of Surjit Hockey Academy, Jalandhar, which he joined just seven years ago. While playing for Surjit Hockey Academy, he was selected for country’s national team and joined the camp.

In the hockey match played between Great Britain and India at the Tokyo Olympics on Sunday, India won the match by defeating Great Britain (British) 3-1. In the match, Dilpreet Singh scored one goal against Great Britain. What is most satisfying is that the Indian hockey team has entered the semifinals of the Olympics after 49 years.

Dilpreet’s family is hard working and is receiving congratulations from all sections of society. There was a marriage-like function going on in the house where nearby residents were seen dancing to the beats of the dhol.