New Delhi, Sep 21, (UNI) Famous sports commentator Jasdev Singh passed away on Tuesday after prolonged illness.
He was 87 and is survived by his son and daughter.
Jasdev Singh, who won million of hearts through his Hindi commentary in the late ‘70s and early ‘80s, was a well known hockey commentator.
He was a household names for sports-lovers.
Minister of State for Sports and Information and Broadcast Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore took to twitter to express his grief at Singh's demise.
He tweeted, 'It is with deep sadness that I note the demise of Mr Jasdev Singh, one of our finest commentators. A veteran of @AkashvaniAIR & @DDNational, he covered 9 Olympics, 6 Asian Games & countless Independence Day & Republic Day broadcasts.”
Jasdev Singh was honoured with the Olympic Order during the1988 Seoul Olympics. He was also conferred with the Padma Shri in 1985 and the Padma Bhushan in 2008.
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