Arun Singh Barhat, a bronze medal winner on the 2023 World Veterans Championships handed away after reaching Jalandhar for the twenty ninth version of the Masters’ National Table Tennis Championships. He is survived by his daughter Aatmika, son-in-law, and two granddaughters. The cremation will happen in Jodhpur, his hometown on Tuesday.
Arun Singh reached Jalandhar on Sunday alongside together with his Rajasthan teammates to take part within the Masters’ Nationals that bought underway on Monday. After checking right into a metropolis resort within the forenoon, he rested for some time earlier than his deliberate go to to the championship venue within the night.
However, he was not responding to the knock on the door, and his pals had to ask the resort reception to open the door. They discovered Arun Singh in discomfort and rushed him to a close-by hospital, the place the docs declared him ‘introduced’ lifeless. The reason for demise was reportedly a extreme cardiac arrest.
Arun Singh was a daily Table Tennis player on the National Veterans Championships and had received a number of medals. He additionally received the boys’s doubles gold on the Srinagar Nationals final 12 months.
Condoling his surprising demise, TTFI president Meghna Ahlawat expressed her shock and shared her grief with the members of the family.
“I have heard a lot about his dedication and passion for the sport from my predecessors. People in the fraternity also talked about his other abilities and skills. It will be a huge loss for the table tennis family, especially his near and dear ones,” she stated.
(Inputs from PTI)
