Former Indian hockey player and Olympian Balbir Singh Kullar on Sunday passed away at the age of 77. "We are deeply saddened by the demise of our former hockey player and a two-time Olympic medallist, Balbir Singh Kullar. We send out our heartfelt condolences to his family," Hockey India tweeted. Kullar was part of the Indian side which bagged a bronze medal in the 1968 Mexico Olympics. He was born in the Sansarpur village of the Jalandhar district in 1942.

We are deeply saddened by the demise of our former hockey player and a two-time Olympic medallist, Balbir Singh Kullar.

We send out our heartfelt condolences to his family.#RIP pic.twitter.com/532WyFySYy