Leander Paes Father Death Update | Vece Paes Passes Away | Leander Paes’s father Wes died: 1972 was a member of the Indian hockey team who won the bronze medal in the Olympics

Wes Paes, father of tennis player Leander Paes, died at the age of 80. According to media reports, Ves Pace Parkinson’s disease was struggling. He was admitted to a hospital in Kolkata on Tuesday morning. Wes was a member of the Indian hockey team that won the bronze medal at the Munich Olympics in 1972.

Wes used to play on the midfielder position in the Indian hockey team. Apart from this, he also tried his hand in many sports like football, cricket and rugby. He was also a doctor of sports medicine. He worked in BCCI’s anti -doping department for many years. Dr. Wes also worked as the President of Calcutta Cricket and Football Club.

Leander Paes won a bronze medal at the Atlanta Olympics Leander Paes has represented India at Barcelona in 1992, Atlanta in 1996, Sydney in 2000, Athens in 2004, Beijing in 2008, London in 2012 and Rio Olympics in 2016. He won a bronze medal at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics in tennis. This medal came in Mains singles, which was also India’s first individual Olympic medal in 44 years. Earlier in the year 1952, Khashaba Jadhav won the bronze medal in wrestling.

Liender Paes won a bronze medal at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics in tennis.

The only Indian player to win the Olympic medal in tennis Leander Paes is the only Indian player to win the Olympic medal in tennis. Leander Paes won the medal by defeating Brazil’s Fernando Meligeni 3-6, 6-2, 6-4. Paes managed to get India a medal despite being injured in that match. Leander Paes, who represented India in the ‘Davis Cup’ at the age of 16, has won the 18 Grand Slam.

Leander Paes received the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award in 1996–97 Leander Paes is one of the most successful players in the Davis Cup. He has won 44 doubles matches in the Davis Cup. Leander Paes, who took part in seven consecutive Olympics from 1992 to 2016, was awarded the ‘Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award’ in 1996–97. After this, he was awarded the ‘Padma Shri’ in the year 2001, while in 2014, the ‘Padma Bhushan’ was awarded.

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