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Olympic boxer Shakti Mazumdar passes away at 90 due to cardiac arrest

A flyweight boxer, Mazumdar had got a walkover from Vietnam`s Nguyen Van Cua, but later lost to South Korea`s Han Soo-ann.

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Photo for representational purpose. Picture Courtesy/iStock

Photo for representational purpose. Picture Courtesy/iStock

Boxer Shakti Mazumdar, who was a member of the Indian contingent at the 1952 Helsinki Olympic Games, passed away after suffering a heart attack at his home in the Ballygunge area of Kolkata on Friday. He was 90.

A flyweight boxer, Mazumdar had got a walkover from Vietnam`s Nguyen Van Cua, but later lost to South Korea`s Han Soo-ann.

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