Govindrao Sawant (face circled) of the Indian Hockey team that participated in 1960 Rome Olympics
VADODARA: It was a ‘Chak de’ moment for the entire country when the Indian men’s hockey team stormed into the semifinals in the Olympics after 41 years. While sports-lovers from Gujarat celebrated the occasion, very few know that the state has only one Olympic medal to its name. And that is in hockey.
In the last seven decades, Gujarat has got only one Olympic medal that was won by Govindrao Sawant, a Barodian. Sawant was a part of the Indian hockey team that participated in the 1960 Rome Olympics.