Book on Greatest Olympians Released

Suresh kumar law, Harbindar singh and Smita mishr

Olympic Hockey gold medalist Harbinder Singh Chimni today released a book on greatest Olympian in Hindi “Olympic Ke Mahanayak”. The book written by Suresh Kumar Lau and Smita Mishra both working in Delhi University as an Associate Professor in Satyawati College (Evening) and S.G.T.B. Khalsa College respectively, having done a great job to the greatest Olympians and Paralympians. Timing the relase of the well-compiled volume on the eve of the London Olympics 2012 gives it a nostalgic touch, taking the account of the achievements of the greatest Olympic athletes reflects the stories and struggles of the modern Games. It is a fascinating short story of those who have made this most gripping of events the greatest show on planet. The Olympians and Paralympians in this book shared alike experiences and you will read about many names that are so familiar today. However, as well as Jesse Owens, Michael Phelps and Paavo Nurmi, there are many other who may be less familiar but whose achievements have still push forwarded them into the ranks of the greats: Udam Singh, Fanny Blankers-Koen, Dhyan Chand and Trischa Zorn, to mention but a handful. The authors deserve praise for bringing out this book in Hindi. The book brought out by Nipun Prakashan, Keshav Puram, 9911151534 (M).

The 34 greatest Olympians and Paralympians is celebration of the cream of the world’s best athletes, stretching back 112 years. But there 34 legends from Olympic Games were more than just champion. In fact, their struggle took their sport to new level of supremacy. The second part of the book relates to India at the Olympic, Hall of Fame, Game Mascots, Olympic Game Heritage, Olympic first, Famous Gold Medal Hauls, Hockey hat-trick Heroes, and Indian Sports-wise performance at Olympic Games.