He was still working as a Senior Sports Officer with Indian Railways’ Diesel Locomotive Works in Varanasi.
Shahid’s wife and his kids accompanied him to Gurgaon, along with his other relatives.
He was brought from Varanasi, his home town in Uttar Pradesh, to Gurgaon 20 days ago and admitted to Medanta Hospital, where he was rushed to the ICU. Shahid, who played a crucial role in India winning gold at the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games, was suffering from multiple liver and kidney ailments. The Padma Shri and Arjuna Award winner was 56, and is survived by his wife and twins (a son and a daughter). Legendary former India hockey captain Mohammed Shahid, who mesmerised fans all over the world with his skilful dribbling that won innumerable penalty corners for his team, passed away in a hospital in Gurgaon this morning.
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