 "Asian Games 1978 gold medal winning race-walker Hakam Singh passes away in Punjab amid treatment for kidney ailment")
Chandigarh: Asian Games gold medallist athlete Hakam Singh passed away on Monday at a private hospital in Sangrur, Punjab. [caption id=“attachment_4963951” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  Representational image. Reuters[/caption] He had been ailing for some time and was undergoing treatment for liver and kidney ailments. Hakam Singh won gold in 20 km race walk event during the 1978 Asiad at Bangkok. The Dhyan Chand awardee had also served as Havaldar in the 6th Sikh regiment. Punjab Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Rana Gurmit Singh Sodhi expressed profound grief over the demise of Singh. Condoling the demise of the athlete, Sodhi said that both Punjab, as well as the country, would remember the glorious achievements of Singh in the sporting arena. He termed the passing away of Singh as end of an era and an irreparable loss to the sports fraternity.
Dhyan Chand awardee and gold medal-winning athlete Hakam Singh passed away on Monday, after being hospitalised for several weeks due to kidney and liver ailments.
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