Mahesh Medhekar renowned international Kho Kho Umpire and former official of Maharashtra and Indian Kho Association passed away yesterday in Pune’s Dinanath mangeshkar hospital. He was 70. He is survived by wife , two children dauthers in law and grandchildren. His funeral took place today morning in Pune in presence of dignitaries from sports and other fields.
Mr. Medhekar served for Oriental Insurance Company and after retirement he offered his servicesto the Trade Union office of the same company, besides being the official of Kho Kho associations. . He was a very popular person in Kho Kho field. His wife Nirmala Medhekar ( Formerly Jhelam Inamdar) is also a former Kho Kho player. His son Sujit is a Sports Director with Shri Shahoo Mandir College.