Legendary hockey Olympian Brigadier (retired) Abdul Hamid Hamidi, who led Pakistan to win a gold medal in the Rome Olympics in 1960, passed away on Thursday. He was 92 years old and the only Olympian who represented Pakistan in four Olympics that is; London 1948, Helsinki 1952, Melbourne 1956, and Rome 1960.
Hamidi was born on January 7th and became famous when the national hockey team won over arch-rival India, under his captaincy. Later in his career, He served as Pakistan Sports Board director general, Army Sports Control Board director general, National Sports Trust (NST) DG and as secretary of the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) for some time after retiring from the military.
He was living with his family in Chaklala and was rushed to the hospital two days prior his death. He was buried in his ancestral graveyard in Bannu, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) on Friday. A large number of people attended his funeral held in Millat Park.
His younger brother is also legendary hockey Olympian, Abdul Rashid Junior.
