Rio Olympics 2016: 5 unknown facts about Indian Olympic History

#4 Indian Hockey goalkeeper gave away a goal while signing autograph

Indian hockey was in prime form in the 1930s

Yes! As ridiculous as it may seem, Indian goalkeeper Richard Allen conceded a goal when he was busy signing autographs behind the goalpost in a match against USA in the 1932 Olympics. But Allen can’t be blamed as his team was winning by a huge margin. The attack unleashed by the Indian forwards on the USA defence had left Allen pretty much jobless as he could only see his teammates celebrate their goals, not one or two but 24 of them.

So, with USA was losing the game by this enormous margin, Allen didn’t think twice before leaving his goal empty to please a few fans of his by signing autographs for them