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Decorated hockey player Afzal Manna breathed his last on Saturday morning in Lahore, a press release issued by the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) informed.
An inside-left of repute, Manna represented Pakistan in the 1964 Olympics (silver medal) and the Asian Games in 1958 (gold medal) and 1962 (gold medal).
He also served as an international umpire and as coach of Pakistan's national team.
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Nov 18, 2017 03:19pm
RIP
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Nov 18, 2017 04:08pm
Very sad indeed, must have been some player to be in a gold medal winning team. RIP sir.
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Nov 18, 2017 05:03pm
Last time I saw him playing in 1968 , he could dribble the ball that no body else could do. It was like a majic the way he dribbled the hockey ball. He was an interesting character on the hockey field.
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