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PUNE: Indian shooting on Sunday mourned the demise of famous coach Sanjay Chakravarty. He was 79.
A Dronacharya award recipient, Chakravarty, handed away attributable to Covid-related problems in Mumbai on Saturday night time.
Chakravarty had skilled many celebrated rifle shooters like Anjali Bhagwat, Gagan Narang, Deepali Deshpande, Joydeep Karmakar, Suma Shirur and lots of extra.
“I owe every part to Sanjay sir. I took up the game and will proceed for greater than a decade solely due to him. He didn’t solely educate us to shoot, but in addition confirmed us the right way to be a superb human being and a superb sportsperson,” Anjali, one in all Chakravarty’s earliest college students, stated throughout a digital condolence assembly.
“There was a time that I used to be not in a position to shoot very excessive. He was there to assist me break the glass ceiling. He made us notice our personal talents. He might not know the most recent technical updates within the sport, however he at all times knew what we have been able to and made us realise that,” London bronze medallist Narang stated.
Olympian Joydeep Karmakar tweeted: “With heavy coronary heart, conveying the unhappy information of demise of Dronacharya Awardee Capturing coach and mentor Sri Sanjay Chakraverty Sir in Mumbai a couple of Hours in the past. My heartfelt condolences we have now misplaced a terrific soul.”
A Dronacharya award recipient, Chakravarty, handed away attributable to Covid-related problems in Mumbai on Saturday night time.
Chakravarty had skilled many celebrated rifle shooters like Anjali Bhagwat, Gagan Narang, Deepali Deshpande, Joydeep Karmakar, Suma Shirur and lots of extra.
“I owe every part to Sanjay sir. I took up the game and will proceed for greater than a decade solely due to him. He didn’t solely educate us to shoot, but in addition confirmed us the right way to be a superb human being and a superb sportsperson,” Anjali, one in all Chakravarty’s earliest college students, stated throughout a digital condolence assembly.
“There was a time that I used to be not in a position to shoot very excessive. He was there to assist me break the glass ceiling. He made us notice our personal talents. He might not know the most recent technical updates within the sport, however he at all times knew what we have been able to and made us realise that,” London bronze medallist Narang stated.
Olympian Joydeep Karmakar tweeted: “With heavy coronary heart, conveying the unhappy information of demise of Dronacharya Awardee Capturing coach and mentor Sri Sanjay Chakraverty Sir in Mumbai a couple of Hours in the past. My heartfelt condolences we have now misplaced a terrific soul.”
