Gurbux Singh, Palash Nandy to be conferred with Mohun Bagan Ratna

DELHI, India - July 13, 2020 - PRLog -- Hockey stalwart Gurbux Singh and cricket great Palash Nandy would be recipients of the prestigious Mohun Bagan Ratna this year.

The award ceremony, held with a lot of pomp and glamour, is held annually on July 29 to commemorate Mohun Bagan Athletic Club's historic win in the IFA Shield final against East Yorkshire Regiment on that day in 1911. Hockey legend Keshav Datt and former India football captain Prasun Banerjee were recipients of the award in 2019.

Noted star Ashok Kumar, son of hockey royalty Dhyan Chand, former Bagan footballer Pranab Ganguly and former sprint champion and athletics coach Monoranjan Porel would be conferred with the lifetime achievement award, the club announced on Monday.

Spanish midfielder Joseba Beitia, who was a key figure in Mohun Bagan's title-winning march in the I-league last season, was declared the best footballer of their senior men's team while U-18 player Sajal Bag was named the best youth player.

"The awards would be presented personally to those persons who are available in Kolkata. The awardees who will be unable to receive the honour due to their unavailability in the city would be presented at a later stage when things would be normal," the club's general secretary Srinjoy Bose said in a statement.

Singh, a member of gold medal-winning India's hockey team at the 1964 Summer Olympics, has received the Arjuna Award for his distinguished contribution to hockey.

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