Kaur Singh was awarded the Arjuna Award in 1982 and the Padma Shri in 1983.© Twitter
Asian Video games gold medalist Indian boxer Kaur Singh, who as soon as fought the good Muhammad Ali in an exhibition bout, died on Thursday at a hospital in Haryana’s Kurukshetra. He was 74 and was present process therapy for a number of well being issues. The ex-serviceman was residing in his native village Khanal Khurd in Sangrur district of Punjab.
Notably, the boxer fought a four-round exhibition match with Ali in January 1980. He received the heavyweight boxing gold medal on the 1982 Asian Video games in New Delhi.
In recognition of her achievements, Kaur Singh was awarded the Arjuna Award in 1982 and the Padma Shri in 1983.
“Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday expressed deep grief and sorrow over the demise of former Olympian and veteran boxer Kaur Singh, who breathed her final at a personal hospital in Kurukshetra this morning. She is survived by two sons and a daughter.” An official assertion right here.
Mann stated that Kaur Singh has made India proud by incomes identify and fame within the nationwide and worldwide enviornment.
The boxer additionally represented the nation within the Olympic Video games.
He stated that the life and contribution of Kaur Singh will all the time proceed to encourage aspiring boxers.
Earlier this month, the Punjab authorities introduced plans to publish the biographies of the 4 legendary athletes within the faculty curriculum. Kaur Singh is considered one of them, together with hockey icon Balbir Singh Sr, legendary athlete Milkha Singh and Olympian Gurbachan Singh Randhawa.
Punjab Training Minister Harjot Singh Bains had earlier this month stated that their life tales have been included in bodily training textbooks of courses 9 and 10.
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