HARIDWAR, May 28 -- Veteran sports administrator and India's first Asian Games shooting gold medallist Randhir Singh was cremated here on Thursday in the presence of family members, close associates and large number of mourners who gathered to bid farewell to one of the country's most influential sporting personality.
Singh died at his New Delhi residence on Wednesday after battling age-related ailments, bringing to an end a long and distinguished association with Indian and international sports administration.
He was 79 and is survived by his wife Vinita and daughters Mahima, Sunaina and Rajeshwari, who is also a shooter.
His body, draped in floral tributes, was brought to Haridwar by ambulance as relatives, friends and well-wishers ass...