Veteran sportsman and well-known bodybuilder Rama Chandra Das passed away here at his Brahmapur residence on Thursday last. He was 65. Das had participated in several body building competitions both at the State and national levels and won several medals and distinctions.
Besides, he was an oldest member of the Beer Hanuman Club of Brahmapur, which has the credit of producing a galaxy of sports champions at the national and international levels including Ravi Kumar. At a condolence meeting held at the Beer Hanuman Club, the speakers recalled Das’ contributions, particularly in popularising the art of bodybuilding in the domain of sports in Ganjam district.
The meeting was presided over by club secretary and veteran sportsman Narayan Sahu. Among others, club president Raghunath Mohapatra, Venu Gopal Rao, weightlifting coach Ramesh Chandra Padhi, Pradip Kumar Sahani, Suryanarayan Satapathy, Yagna Narayan Nanda, Rabi Narayan Misra and Krushna Nayak paid their tributes to Das.