Charanjit Singh died on Thursday at his residence in Una© PTI
Captain of India’s 1964 Tokyo Olympics gold medal-winning hockey crew, Charanjit Singh, died on Thursday at his residence in Una, Himachal Pradesh after struggling a cardiac arrest that adopted extended age-related diseases. The previous mid-fielder was 90 and would have turned 91 subsequent month. He’s survived by two sons and one daughter.
Charanjit suffered a stroke 5 years again and was paralysed since then.
On behalf of Hockey India, we mourn the lack of an excellent determine of Indian Hockey, Shri Charanjit Singh.
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“Dad was paralysed after struggling a stroke 5 years again. He used to stroll with a stick however for the reason that final couple of months, his well being deteriorated and this morning he left us,” V P Singh instructed PTI.
Moreover captaining the Olympic gold-winning crew in 1964, he was additionally part of the silver-winning aspect within the 1960 version of the Video games. He was additionally part of the 1962 Asian Video games silver-winning crew.
“His final rites will likely be carried out at the moment after my sister reaches Una from Delhi,” V P Singh stated.
His spouse handed away 12 years again. Whereas his elder son is a health care provider based mostly in Canada, his youthful son was subsequent to him when he breathed his final. His solely daughter is married and based mostly in New Delhi.
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His final rites will likely be carried out this night in Una.
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