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BFI executive director RK Sacheti dies after battling Covid-19
Updated On: 05 May, 2021 09:02 AM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondent
Mr Sacheti was considered as India’s most able compendium of sports management and one of the finest sports administrators in the country
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RK Sacheti. Picture Courtesy/PR
Doyen of Indian Olympic sports administration and Boxing Federation of India`s (BFI) Executive Director Mr Raj Kumar Sacheti passed away in the morning on Tuesday. He was admitted to a hospital while battling Covid-19 before he suffered a cardiac arrest. Mr Sacheti hailed from Alwar, Rajasthan and was 55 years old.
A Chartered Accountant by profession, he has been instrumental in turning around the face of Indian boxing and taking it to the greatest height. Mr Sacheti was considered as India’s most able compendium of sports management and one of the finest sports administrators in the country. He had been an architect of all major sporting milestones in India for the last couple of decades. He always stayed away from the spotlight while silently contributing to the growth of Indian sports. Mr Sacheti was also a Member of the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) Boxing Task Force for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics.
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