Jasdev Singh is a noted sports commentator from India

India

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. He was awarded Padma Shri

Padma Shri

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 in 1985 and Padma Bhushan

Padma Bhushan

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 in 2004. He has also been official commentator on Independence Day

Independence Day

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, and Republic Day

Republic Day (India)

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 parade broaodcasts since 1963 for state run media, Doordarshan

DoorDarshan

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 and also All India Radio

All India Radio

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. He joined All Indian Radio Jaipur

Jaipur

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 in 1955, and moved to Delhi eight years, thereafter he was joined Doordarshan, where he has been working for over 35 years.

Over the years, he has covered covered nine Olympics, eight hockey World Cups and six Asian Games, and was awarded the Olympic Order

Olympic Order

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, the highest award of the Olympic movement, by Juan Antonio Samaranch

Juan Antonio Samaranch

Don Juan Antonio Samaranch y Torelló, 1st Marquis of Samaranch, Grandee of Spain , known in Catalan as Joan Antoni Samaranch i Torelló , was a Catalan Spanish sports administrator who served as the seventh President of the International Olympic Committee from 1980 to 2001...

, IOC president.