Talk:Sukhbir Singh Gill

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A fact from Sukhbir Singh Gill appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 19 February 2024 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Indian field hockey player Sukhbir Singh Gill continued to play professionally after being diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2006?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2024/February. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Sukhbir Singh Gill.

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The result was: promoted by AirshipJungleman29 talk 21:45, 8 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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... that Indian field hockey player Sukhbir Singh Gill was called Thabad (transl. gutsy) by his fellow players for his resilience in continuing to play after being diagnosed with a brain tumor? Source: Indian Express
- ALT1: ... that Indian field hockey player Sukhbir Singh Gill continued to play professionally with headgear after being diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2006? Source: Indian Express
- ALT2: ... that Indian field hockey player Sukhbir Singh Gill was the first hockey Olympian from the city of Chandigarh? Source: Hindustan Times
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Arthur Lewis Hall

Created by Ktin (talk). Self-nominated at 03:49, 28 January 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Sukhbir Singh Gill; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.[reply]

Will review this. BeanieFan11 (talk) 19:09, 28 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall:

Everything looks alright; just waiting for QPQ. Prefer original hook or ALT1. BeanieFan11 (talk) 19:14, 28 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@BeanieFan11: many thanks for the review. QPQ completed and added. Ktin (talk) 21:39, 28 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

BeanieFan11 (talk) 01:46, 30 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]