May 1, 2025 12:15 PM

Former Indian shooting coach Sunny Thomas passes away at 84; Abhinav Bindra pays tribute

Prof. Sunny Thomas, the former coach of the Indian national shooting team and a recipient of the prestigious Dronacharya Award, passed away on Wednesday due to cardiac arrest at the age of 84. He breathed his last at his residence in Uzhavoor, Kottayam, Kerala. Thomas served as India’s national shooting coach from 1993 to 2012, a pivotal period that saw the rise of Indian shooting on the global stage. His nearly two-decade-long coaching career was marked by numerous achievements, the most ico...