Col Gulam Mohammad Khan was a legend in India’s equestrian world.
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By The Indian Express
Indian equestrian and 1982 Asian Games gold medallist Col Gulam Mohammad Khan passed away on Saturday after contracting COVID-19 in his home country.
Reported in The Indian Express, “The prolific rider settled down in Pune after retirement and ran his own riding school, The Ride to Live Academy, which has produced fine equestrian athletes.
Sanyogeeta Limaye, a 27-year-old equestrian rider and trainer, said she started training under Col Khan when she was a young girl. Her brother Indrajeet Kadu and husband Ashish Limaye too trained at Col Khan’s riding school.
“He was a great coach and many have chosen equestrian sports as their profession because of him. We have stayed in touch for almost 15 years now. He turned my life around completely, my career and I am where I am because of him. When we started to compete professionally at bigger events, he was always there for moral support. He was the only person to believe in us and we are going to feel his absence more than anything,” she said.
Col Khan was a member of the team that won the gold medal in eventing at the 1982 Asian Games in Delhi. He gained the individual silver medal riding Goodwill. He was honoured with an Arjuna award in 1984.”
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