April 12, 2017, New
Delhi : Indian Olympic Association, suffered a
huge loss in terms of Dr. Akhilesh Das Gupta who passed away today due to heart
attack. He was servicing as the vice president of the Indian Olympic
Association and was also the president of Badminton Association of India.
He was also the president of Uttar Pradesh Olympic
Association. He contributed a lot to the sport of badminton while serving as
the chairman of the Premier Badminton League, the vice president of
the Badminton Asia Confederation and was also a part of the Executive
Council of Badminton World Federation.
Rajeev Mehta, secretary general, IOA, spoke on his
demise, “It is an extremely saddening day for us. On behalf of IOA family
I send out my condolences to his family; may God be with them during this
extremely difficult time. Dr. Gupta was a man of huge caliber, his contribution
to the sport of Badminton has been commendable. While serving as the vice president
of the IOA, he contributed towards the growth of sports in our country.”
IOA release
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