Former hockey centre-half Ravindra Pal Singh, a member of India’s gold medal-winning staff of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games, handed away early on Saturday morning right here. He was 62.
Singh, a bachelor who lived together with his elder sister in a joint household, had recovered from Covid-19. He had a respiration downside, and ‘felt depressed’, and had anxiousness. He was shifted to an oxygen mattress in a ward after having recovered from Covid, although he continued to have a respiration downside. After his situation deteriorated on Friday, he was taken to the Intensive Care Unit and placed on a ventilator. He handed away early on Saturday.
“We changed a few hospitals for him, as in the other private hospitals even the doctors were careless and they didn’t provide him proper care. Finally, we admitted him to Vivekanada Polyclinic, which we trusted,” stated a member of Singh’s household.
Besides plating within the 1980 Moscow and 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, Singh appeared in a number of high worldwide tournaments, together with the Champions Trophy in Karachi (1980 and 1983), the Silver Jubilee 10-Nation Cup (Hong Kong, 1983), World Cup (Mumbai, 1982), Asia Cup (Karachi, 1982), the 1981 India-Pakistan Test collection, and the Malaysian Quadrangular collection in 1980.
Singh started his worldwide profession in 1979. He was picked within the Junior Indian staff for the World Cup.
Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju condoled Singh’s dying.
“I’m deeply saddened to learn that Shri Ravinder Pal Singh ji has lost the battle to Covid-19. With his passing away, India loses a golden member of the hockey team that won gold in the 1980 Moscow Olympics. His contribution to Indian sports will always be remembered,” he tweeted.
I’m deeply saddened to be taught that Shri Ravinder Pal Singh ji has misplaced the battle to Covid19. With his passing away India loses a golden member of the hockey staff that received Gold within the 1980 Moscow Olympics. His contribution to Indian sports activities will all the time be remembered. Om Shanti pic.twitter.com/rCE1pcaIgx
— Kiren Rijiju (@KirenRijiju) May 8, 2021
Also, Hockey India mourned the dying of the 62-year-old.
Expressing Hockey India’s condolences to Ravinder’s bereaved household, President Gyanendro Ningombam stated, “Hockey India extends its deepest condolences to Ravinder Pal Singh’s family. Ravinder made an immense contribution to Indian hockey and his achievements will always be remembered. May Ravinder’s family and friends have the strength to pass through this difficult time.”
