After retiring from the Indian Army, he had been living at his native village Khanal Khurd in Punjab's Sangrur district.
Singh bagged six gold medals in international competitions, including the 1982
One of his memorable matches was the four-round exhibition match that he fought with boxing legend Muhammad Ali on January 27, 1980, in Delhi.
Singh had won the
This month the Punjab government announced plans to publish life stories of four great players in the school curriculum. And Kaur Singh is one of them.
The others are three-time hockey Olympian Balbir Singh Sr, legendary athlete Milkha Singh and India's first Arjuna Awardee and Olympian athlete Gurbachan Singh Randhawa.
They have been included in the textbooks of physical education of Class 9 and 10.
Expressing grief,
In recognition of his achievements, Kaur Singh was conferred with the Arjuna Award in 1982 and Padma Shri in 1983 and the Vishisht Seva Medal in 1988.
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