Chandigarh, Aug. 13 -- Celebrated sports journalist and author Sundeep Misra on Monday launched his fifth book, 'Gunned Down - Murder of an Olympic Champion', which traces the extraordinary life and unsolved murder of Indian hockey great Prithipal Singh.

Prithipal, known as the "Penalty King" and one of world's most-feared penalty corner specialists, was part of India's Olympic medal haul with a silver in 1960, gold in 1964 and bronze in 1968. He was the first hockey player to receive the Arjuna Award and later served as the chairman of selectors when India won the 1975 Hockey World Cup.

His life ended tragically in 1983 when he was shot dead by his own students at Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), Ludhiana, while he was working as ...