Jasdev Singh
Jasdev Singh (1930/31 – 25 September 2018) was an Indian sports commentator. He was awarded
Padma Shri in 1985 and
Padma Bhushan in 2008. He died on 25 September 2018. He was also an official commentator on
Independence Day, and
Republic Day parade broadcasts from 1963 for state-run media,
Doordarshan and also
All India Radio. He joined All Indian Radio
Jaipur in 1955, and moved to Delhi after eight years, thereafter he joined Doordarshan, where he worked for over 35 years.
Over the years, he covered nine Olympics, eight hockey World Cups and six
Asian Games, and was awarded the
Olympic Order, the highest award of the Olympic movement, by
Juan Antonio Samaranch, IOC president.
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