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Pradhan condoles death of Asian Games gold-winning boxer Dingko Singh
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Manipur-based former bantamweight boxer Dingko Singh died today after a long battle with liver cancer. He was 42.
Bhubaneswar, June 10: Union Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas and Steel on Thursday expressed deep grief over demise of former boxer Dingko Singh, who had won the Asian Games gold in the 1998 edition in Bangkok.
Pradhan took to twitter route to express his pain on the passing away of champion pugilist.
The Union Minister said that Dingko inspired a generation of youth, including in the north-east, to choose sports as a career.
“Pained to learn about the demise of champion pugilist Shri Dingko Singh. An Asian Games gold medallist, Padma Shri Dingko inspired a generation of youth, including in the north-east to choose sports as a career. My deepest condolences to his family & millions of fans. Om Shanti,” Pradhan tweeted.
Pained to learn about the demise of champion pugilist Shri Dingko Singh. An Asian Games gold medallist, Padma Shri Dingko inspired a generation of youth, including in the north-east to choose sports as a career. My deepest condolences to his family & millions of fans. Om Shanti. pic.twitter.com/bq2LABy39w — Dharmendra Pradhan (@dpradhanbjp) June 10, 2021
Manipur-based former bantamweight boxer Dingko died today after a long battle with liver cancer. He was 42 and had been fighting the disease since 2017.
Last year, the champion boxer had tested positive for Covid-19. However, he fought through and recovered from the deadly virus.
He was bestowed the Arjuna award in 1998 and was presented the nation's fourth-highest civilian honour, Padma Shri, in 2013.
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In a tweet, the Health Department said, “Regret to inform the demise of
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