Jasdev Singh (1930/31 – 25 September 2018) was an Indian sports commentator. He was awarded

Padma Shri Padma Shri ( IAST: ''padma śrī''), also spelled Padma Shree, is the fourth-highest civilian award of the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan. Instituted on 2 January 1954, the award is conf ...

in 1985 and

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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

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. He joined All Indian Radio

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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

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, the highest award of the Olympic movement, by

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, IOC president.

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