WAS CONFERRED THE AWARD IN 2010 FOR HIS CONTRIBUTION TO WRESTLING
ROHTAK: Dronacharya awardee and acclaimed wrestler Capt Chand Roop who breathed his last on Tuesday late evening in Delhi was cremated at his native village Sundana of district on Wednesday.
He was 88. Capt Chand Roop was conferred the Dronacharya award in 2010 by the government for his contribution to wrestling for many decades and for nurturing over 500 wrestlers of national and international fame.
Roop who was born in 1930 joined the Indian Army in 1948 in Grenadiers regiment.
After retirement from Army in 1979 from the post of captain, he opened an akhara at Azadpur Mandi of New Delhi in 1980. Olympic bronze medallist Yogeshwar Dutt was among several sports persons and politicians who attended his funeral.