New Delhi, May 27 -- Five-time Olympian, Asian Games gold medallist, veteran sports administrator and Arjuna Award-winning shooter Raja Randhir Singh passed away on Wednesday morning in New Delhi at the age of 79.

Raja Randhir Singh, born on 18 October 1946, competed in five Olympic Games and became the first Indian shooter to win gold at the Asian Games when he clinched the men's Trap title at the 1978 Bangkok Asiad, according to the NRAI press release. He also won a bronze medal in the individual event and a silver medal in the team event at the 1982 Asian Games in New Delhi, according to Olympics.com.

As India's sole representative at the International Olympic Committee (IOC) from 2001 to 2014, and an honorary member thereafter, Rand...