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| Nickname(s) | Old Fox The Major | ||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Indian | ||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 August 1945 Abohar, Punjab Province, British India | ||||||||||||||||
| Died | 1 December 2024 (aged 79) New Delhi, India | ||||||||||||||||
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| Country | India | ||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Squash | ||||||||||||||||
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Raj Manchanda (5 August 1945 – 1 December 2024) was an Indian squash player.[1] He won six straight National Squash Championships from 1977 to 1982.[2] Also a member of the Arjuna Award, he received the Arjuna Award in 1980.[3] In 1981, he received the Best Services Sportsman Award.[4]
Biography[edit | edit source]
Born in Abohar on 5 August 1945, Manchanda held six national championship titles[5] and won every single one of his regional championships.[6] During the 1980s, he faced Jahangir Khan, a future World Open champion, in the Asian Individual Squash Championships.[7] At the Asian Team Squash Championships, he won a silver medal in 1981 and a bronze medal in 1984.[8]
Manchanda died in New Delhi on 1 December 2024, at the age of 79.[9]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Lokapally, Vijay (3 December 2024). "Raj Manchanda, the 'Old Fox' of Indian squash, passes away at 80". Sportstar. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- ↑ "Major Raj Manchanda wins 28th National Squash Championships for fifth consecutive time". India Today. 17 October 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- ↑ "Short Biography of Raj Manchanda – the renowned Indian squash player". Preserve Articles. Archived from the original on 22 April 2023.
- ↑ "Raj Manchanda". Indian Squash Professionals. Archived from the original on 13 October 2011. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- ↑ "Manchanda was an Asian Championships medallist and a six-time national champion". Olympics. 3 December 2024. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- ↑ "List of Indian Squash players who have received Arjuna Award". Indian Squash Professionals.
- ↑ "Legendary squash player Raj Manchanda passes away". Deccan Herald. 3 December 2024. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- ↑ "Squash legend Raj Manchanda passes into the ages". Rediff.com. 3 December 2024. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- ↑ "Legendary squash player Raj Manchanda dies". Newsdrum. 3 December 2024. Retrieved 3 December 2024.