Chand took home two gold medals from the 1978 Asian Games in Bangkok.
Chand finished first in both the 5000m and 10,000m events in Thailand.
Digital Desk: Hari Chand, Asian Games double gold medallist and Olympian, Hari Chand passed away on Monday morning at 69. The former long-distance runner was born in Ghorewah village in Hoshiarpur, Punjab, on April 1, 1953. Chand was one of India's most accomplished long-distance runners.
Hari Chand was a legendary distance runner in India. He represented his country in two Olympic Games. He finished eighth in the 10,000m at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, with a time of 28:48.72, a national record that held for 32 years until Surendra Singh broke it.Chand then participated in the 1980 Olympic Men's Marathon, where the Indian completed the race with a time of 2:22:08 at Lenin Stadium, Moskva.
Chand took home two gold medals from the 1978 Asian Games in Bangkok.
Chand finished first in both the 5000m and 10,000m events in Thailand.
Hari Chand was also given the Arjuna Award for his contributions to Indian sports.
"This is a huge blow to Indian sports." He was my superior in the CRPF. He was both competitive and uncomplicated. He was known for grooming players everywhere he went. He taught me a great deal. "To many of us, he was like a guiding light," said Khajan Singh, an Asian Games medalist swimmer.
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