This is an archive article published on April 10, 2025
Former India basketball captain Hari Dutt Kapri dies
He was conferred with the Arjuna award in 1969, Kapri was born in Chiiriyakhan village of Muwani area of Pithoragarh district in the year 1942
Former India basketball captain Hari Dutt Kapri dies Ace basketball player and former captain of the Indian team Hari Dutt Kapri has passed away at his residence here. He was 83 and breathed his last on Wednesday. Kapri is survived by his wife and two sons.
His mortal remains were consigned to flames at Rameshwar Ghat on Thursday.
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He was conferred with the Arjuna award in 1969. Kapri was born in Chiiriyakhan village of Muwani area of Pithoragarh district in the year 1942.
It was under his stewardship that the Indian basketball team rose from the 7th to the 4th position in Asia in the year 1969.
The Indian Basketball team recorded a series of consecutive victories under his captaincy from 1965 to 1978.
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