Corona has captured 122 countries of the world. Apart from India, many cases of corona have also been reported in the neighboring country Pakistan. Corona has started making sports celebrities its prey. The great squash player of Pakistan Azam Khan died at the age of 95 due to Coronavirus. According to a report by Geo TV, Azam, who won the British Open title four times in a row from 1959 to 1962, was found suffering from coronavirus last week. He breathed his last at Illing Hospital here on Saturday.
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Azam, who migrated to Britain in the 60s, was part of the dynasty that ruled squash for decades. He is counted among the all-time greatest players of this game. He had also named the toughest US Open in 1962 after the death of his son Chot and in 1962, however, he stopped playing. Two years later, he recovered from his injury but could not recover from the shock of his son's death.
Sad to hear about the death of Pakistani squash legend Azam Khan, due to #COVID19 yesterday. Khan was one of the greatest squash players of all time.
— Dr Geoffrey Shaw (@AusHCPak) March 29, 2020
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Azam Khan's playing history has been quite miraculous because he played many titles in his life playing for Pakistan. Apart from him, there have also been sportspersons in his family, in which his elder brother's name comes. His elder brother Hashim Khan was the first player from Pakistan to win the British Open. He won this title in 1951. So far 1,600 cases of coronavirus have been reported in Pakistan while 16 people have lost their lives.
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