more-inDronacharya award winning wrestling coach Captain Chand Roop passed away in Delhi on Tuesday evening. Chand Roop, who hailed from Sundana village of Rohtak district of Haryana, was admitted to a private hospital in Delhi after complaining of breathing problem. “On examination, the doctors declared him dead,” said Ashok Dhaka, Chand Roop's nephew and a coach at his Delhi-based akhara. Chand Roop took up wrestling after joining the Indian Army in 1948. He was a former National champion who became a coach to train the Army wrestlers.

Source: The Hindu May 03, 2017 16:52 UTC