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Is Hari Chand Dead?

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Is Hari Chand Dead?

Hari Chand, a previous India marathon runner, died on Monday, June 13, 2022, morning at 69 years old. His reason for death was undisclosed.

Khajan Singh, Asian Games medallist swimmer, said Hari Chand’s passing was an extraordinary misfortune for Indian game.

“This is an immense misfortune for Indian games.” He was my boss in the CRPF. He was both cutthroat and clear. He used to circumvent preparing players. I advanced an extraordinary arrangement from him. “He resembled a directing light to large numbers of us,”

 

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Chand contended in two Olympics and won two gold awards at the 1978 Bangkok Asian Games. He has won the 5000m and 10000m races at the Bangkok Asiad.

He likewise accomplished a public record for the 25-lapper in the 1976 Olympics, which stayed for a long time. He completed seventh in the second intensity of the 10,000-meter race at Montreal in 1976, timing a period of 28:48.72. This had been a public record for quite a long time until Surendra Singh broke it.

Chand was one of the best marathon runners India has at any point created.