Olympian and former India hockey coach MK Kaushik passes away due to COVID-19

New Delhi: Former India hockey player and coach M. K. Kaushik passed away on Saturday due to COVID-19.

The oxygen saturation level of the 66-year-old, a member of the 1980 Moscow Olympics gold-medal-winning Indian team, keeps fluctuating, according to his family.

Former India hockey player and coach M K Kaushik dies of COVID-19

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The 66-year-old, a member of the 1980 Moscow Olympics gold-medal winning Indian team, was suffering from severe lung issues and was put on a ventilator.