Jaspal Rana death: Well-known Indian shooting coach and former Asian Games gold medalist Jaspal Rana died on Friday at the age of 49. Rana, who was working as a high-performance coach for India’s pistol shooters, felt uneasy while returning to India from the ISSF World Cup in Munich. Indian shooting legend and famous coach Jaspal Rana died on Friday at the age of 49. Earlier this week he suddenly had a medical problem.
Rana, who was working as a high-performance coach for India’s pistol shooters, felt uneasy while returning to India from the ISSF World Cup in Munich. After reaching New Delhi, he was admitted to Max Hospital in Saket, where he was treated. Later the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) confirmed his death.
His death is a huge blow to Indian shooting, a sport he spent more than three decades in as a champion athlete and coach. One of India’s most successful pistol shooters, Rana rose to fame in the 1990s and established his dominance in international competitions. He won many medals in the Asian Games, Commonwealth Games and Asian Championships and became one of the most successful shooters of the country. Rana represented India brilliantly for many years and played an important role in popularizing shooting when the sport was still developing in the country. His successes at the shooting range earned him immense recognition and inspired a generation of young shooters to take up the sport.
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