Hockey nice Vece Paes, 80, no extra
Former India hockey nice Vece Paes died on early on Thursday. He was 80. The charismatic midfielder lit up the Kolkata Maidan and was a part of the Olympic bronze medal successful crew on the 1972 Munich Video games. He had additionally gained a bronze on the inaugural World Cup in Barcelona 1971.
Paes leaves behind a legacy of achievements each on and off the sector, motivating numerous athletes and sports activities admirers.
“It’s a unhappy day for us in Hockey India. The passing of Dr Paes attracts curtains on an amazing period of hockey. The Olympic medal in Munich is a testomony to their grit and dedication. I had the great fortune of assembly him a couple of occasions and I’ve at all times been impressed by his ardour for sports activities basically,” Hockey India (HI) president Dilip Tirkey mentioned.
“He was an amazing advocate of inculcating sporting tradition within the nation. We at Hockey India categorical our deepest condolences to his spouse Jennifer, son Leander and their complete household. We stand collectively of their grief.”
Paes was the husband of former India basketball captain Jennifer Paes and father of tennis nice Leander Paes. They’re a uncommon Indian father-son duo which had Olympic bronze medals, Leander having gained his within the 1996 Video games in Atlanta.
Paes was a doctor by coaching who grew to become an skilled in sports activities drugs. He labored with completely different sports activities our bodies together with the Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the All India Soccer Federation (AIFF). With BCCI and the Indian Tremendous League, he was concerned of their anti-doping programmes. With BCCI, Paes additionally labored in its age-verification programme.
At AIFF, he developed and performed programmes to check energy and health of nationwide groups. He was additionally East Bengal soccer crew’s health marketing consultant within the late Nineties.
HI secretary normal Bhola Nath Singh mentioned: “On behalf of Hockey India, we lengthen our deepest condolences to Leander, his mom and their household. His achievements in sports activities and sports activities science will at all times be remembered and his legacy will stay on ceaselessly.”
Born in Goa in April 1945, Paes was distinctive in sport and lecturers. He lived a big a part of his life in Kolkata, a metropolis he beloved deeply. It was Kolkata that made him a doctor and an athlete, Paes mentioned. He additionally served because the president of the Calcutta Cricket and Soccer Membership.
Along with hockey, he taking part in league cricket, soccer, and rugby. His love for rugby led him to turn out to be the president of the Indian Rugby Soccer Union from 1996 to 2002.
