Ashok Kumar Mattoo

Ashok Kumar Mattoo

Question: Recently, Ashok Kumar Mattoo passed away. He was-
(a) Politician
(b) Actor
(c) Game Administrator
(d) Journalists
Answer: (c)
Related Facts:

  • On December 27th, 2017, the famous game administrator Ashok Kumar Mattoo passed away. He was 75 years old.
  • He has been the President of the Indian Amateur Boxing Federation (IABF) (now has been dissolved) from the years 1980 to 1989 and then from 1993 to 2001.
  • When Hockey India was formed in 2009, he was elected its first president.

Reference:
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/off-the-field/veteran-sports-administrator-ashok-mattoo-no-more/articleshow/62265136.cms