Even as India gymnast Budda Aruna Reddy prepares to begin her Commonwealth Games campaign, he coach N Brij Kishore lost his battle with stomach cancer on Thursday.
According to a report in The Times of India, Kishore suffered a heart attack after facing breathing problems as the cancer had spread to his lungs.
The 50-year-old had complained of discomfort two weeks ago, during a training session with Aruna ahead of the World Cymnastics Championship in Tashkent, the report stated.
Aruna had gone onto win a medal, the first by an Indian at the event.
It was only last month that Kishore was diagnosed with stage four cancer.
Kishore has been a coach for the last 25 years and was attached with the Sports Authority of Andhra Pradesh.
He is survived by his wife and two daughters.
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