Legendary hockey player Mohammed Shahid is no more

Mohammed Shahid, who was part of the gold medal winning team of the 1980 Moscow Olympics, passed away at the age of 56 at Medanta Hospital in Gurgaon on Wednesday morning.

The legendary Indian hockey player died following his battle with a severe liver condition.

He was in the Intensive Care Unit for a number of days but had slipped into coma on Tuesday night. Known for his dribbling skills, Shahid is hailed as one of India's greatest hockey players.

He was also a part of the national squad that won the silver in the Delhi Asiad in 1982, and bronze in the Seoul Asiad in 1986.

Shahid is survived by his wife Parveen Shahid and twin children Mohammad Saif and Heena Shahid.

“He breathed his last at 10:45 this morning. It was multiple organ failure that led to his passing away. He will be taken to Varanasi and last rites will be performed there tomorrow,” Shahid’s son Mohammed Saif told PTI.

The 56-year-old legend was admitted to Medanta, Medicity earlier this month after a bout of jaundice and dengue made his condition worse. He was airlifted from Varanasi.