Indian Olympian Charanjit Singh dies at the age
of 90 at his home in Una, Himachal Pradesh. He suffered a cardiac arrest that
followed prolonged age-related illnesses. Charanjit was the captain of the
hockey team that won a gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics in 1964.
Here is the quick recap of the life journey of
Legendary Charanjit Singh:
Charanjit was born on February 3, 1931, at
Mairi in Amb subdivision of Una, Himachal Pradesh. He is an alumnus of Punjab
Agricultural University, Ludhiana.
He was part of the team that won the
silver medal at the Rome Olympics in 1960.
Charanjit Singh along with being a Hockey
player was also an employee of Punjab Police.
He had
two sons and a daughter. His elder son is a Canadian-based doctor and his younger
son lives with him in India. Charanjit's daughter is married in New Delhi.
He suffered a heart stroke, five years back
and was paralyzed since then. Singh's
last rites will be performed on Thursday evening at his home town Una,
Himachal Pradesh.