Punjab Basketball Association mourns demise of Sartaj Singh Virk
Saturday, 9 July 2022 (16:53 IST)
Chandigarh:Punjab Basketball Association mourned the untimely death of young promising player Sartaj Singh Virk who died due to brain hemorrhage in Canada.His body arrived here and was cremated at Sunet village.
He was only 19-year-old. His father Paramveer Singh is a farmer.While expressing deep grief at his demise Punjab Basketball Association Secretary Teja Singh Dhaliwal said that Sartaj was a member of the Punjab team which won gold in Khelo India Games held in Pune in 2019.
He was only 19-year-old. His father Paramveer Singh is a farmer.While expressing deep grief at his demise Punjab Basketball Association Secretary Teja Singh Dhaliwal said that Sartaj was a member of the Punjab team which won gold in Khelo India Games held in Pune in 2019.
He also participated in the 35th Youth National Basketball Championship held at Udaipur in the same year. Sr. Basketball Coach Rajinder Singh has also expressed condolences.(UNI)