Sonowal condoles death of champion shooter in Pathankot attack

Subedar Major Fateh Singh had clinched a gold medal in the Big Bore Rifle Three Position event and a silver in the Big Rifle Prone Position event of the first Commonwealth Shooting Championship in 1995.

Published : Jan 03, 2016 12:33 IST , New Delhi

Uninon Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports Sarbananda Sonowal
Uninon Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports Sarbananda Sonowal
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Uninon Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports Sarbananda Sonowal

Sports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal today offered his condolences on the death of Subedar Major Fateh Singh, a former Commonwealth champion shooter who was martyred during the terror attack on the Pathankot Air Force base.

Singh had clinched a gold medal in the Big Bore Rifle Three Position event and a silver in the Big Rifle Prone Position event of the first Commonwealth Shooting Championship held here in 1995.

He retired as a Subedar Major from the Dogra regiment in 2009 and joined the Defence Service Corps.

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