Recently, Olympian Syed Shahid Hakim passed away at the age of 82. He was associated with which sport?

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Olympic footballer and former National coach Syed Shahid Hakim passed away on August 22, 2021 in Kalaburagi, Karnataka at the age of 82.
Hakim, son of the legendary football coach S.A. Rahim, was part of the Indian squad for the 1960 Rome Olympics where it finished sixth.
This was also India’ last appearance in football at the Olympics.
Hakim was also a qualified FIFA referee, officiating in 33 international games, including the 1988 AFC Asian Cup in Qatar.

Hakim became the second footballer, after Shabbir Ali, to win the Dhyan Chand Award for lifetime achievement (2017) and also served as the chief project director at Sports Authority of India (SAI).

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Olympic footballer and former National coach Syed Shahid Hakim passed away on August 22, 2021 in Kalaburagi, Karnataka at the age of 82.
Hakim, son of the legendary football coach S.A. Rahim, was part of the Indian squad for the 1960 Rome Olympics where it finished sixth.
This was also India’ last appearance in football at the Olympics.
Hakim was also a qualified FIFA referee, officiating in 33 international games, including the 1988 AFC Asian Cup in Qatar.

Hakim became the second footballer, after Shabbir Ali, to win the Dhyan Chand Award for lifetime achievement (2017) and also served as the chief project director at Sports Authority of India (SAI).

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