Shooter Dadi Chandro Tomar dies due to COVID-19
Octogenarian shooter Chandro Tomar, who took up the sport in her 60s, died after battling COVID-19.
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Octogenarian shooter Chandro Tomar, who became the oldest woman sharpshooter in the world after taking up the sport in her 60s, died on Friday after battling COVID-19.
She was 89 and was being treated at a hospital in Meerut since April 26. Mera saath chhoot gaya, Chandro kaha chali gayi (She has left me, Chandro where have you gone?), her sister-in-law Prakashi Tomar, who is also one of the oldest female sharp shooters, wrote on her Twitter page.
Shooter Dadi Chandro Tomar dies due to COVID-19
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Narang, Karmakar s coach Chakravarty passes away aged 79
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Narang, Karmakar s coach Chakravarty passes away aged . (Photo : IANS). Image Source: IANS News
New Delhi, April 4 : Renowned rifle shooting coach Sanjay Chakravarty, who is credited with mentoring the likes of 2012 London Olympic Games bronze medallist Gagan Narang, and Olympians such as Joydeep Karmakar, Suma Shirur and Anjali Bhagwat in his career spanning more than four decades, passed away due to Covid-related complications on Saturday night in Mumbai.
Chakravarty was 79.
The shooting community was plunged in grief on hearing the news, especially the Dronacharya awardee s pupils, who took to the social media to pay homage.