Hardial Singh Kular was Kenya's Team Coach at the 1964 Tokyo and 1968 Mexico City Olympic Games.

He was a Judge at the 1972 Munich and 1976 Montreal Olympic Games.

Hardial Singh Kular, nicknamed 'Hardie' was born on 7th September 1929 in Nakuru, Kenya.

He was educated at Allidina Visram School, Mombasa, Kenya.

His parents came from Sansarpur, near Jalandhar, Punjab, India.

At the age of 19, he was selected to the National Hockey team, ironically enough before he even made into his Sikh Union Club's first team.

He played for kenya between from 1948 to 1949.

He played hockey for Sikh Union Nairobi, Kenya. He was a right half.

He devoted the second half of his life to the sport and the Olympic movement.

After Coaching the National team for two Olympic Games and the first World Cup in Spain, he became a hockey administrator.

He was the secretary of the KHU from 1961-1969.

Hardial became a committed member of the International Hockey Federation in 1966 and worked on its various committees -Technical, Competitions, Rules Board committees e.t.c.

He was also a member of the Hockey Rules Board from 1972 until 1998 - a period of 26 years.

He was a member of the FIH Council from 1966 to 1998

Eventually he was elected a Vice President in 1992, the position he was still holding at the time of his death.

He was awarded the FIH'S Order of Merit, which is given for distinguished service' over a period of at least 10 years.

He was the President of African Hockey Federation from 1987 until 1998.

Hardial was one of the most travelled sports administrators in Kenya.

He was also a technical delegate and an appeals judge at the 1972,1976,1984,1988 and 1992 Olympics and the 1973,1975,1978,1981,1986 and 1990 Wold Cups, besides the various continental tournaments.

Hardila was General Secretary of National Olympic Committee of Kenya from 1969 to 1973 and it executive committee member since 1973.

He also served as chairma of Kenya Cricket Association, was member Kenya Football Federation Caretaker Committee in 1985 and chiarman of Simba Union Club where he was Honorary Patron and trustee at the time of his death.

He was awarded the Presidential Order of Grand Worrior of Kenya (OGW) in 1995.

As President of African Hockey Federation, Hardial was also a member of the FIH President's Forum from 1987 to 1998.