From Kobe to entire team: Remembering air tragedies in sports history

The death of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar in a plane crash deeply shocked India, drawing tributes from leading athletes and administrators. His passing revived memories of devastating air disasters that have scarred the sporting world, including the Munich Air Tragedy, Kobe Bryant’s crash, Chapecoense’s fatal flight, the Andes disaster, Emiliano Sala’s death, the Leicester City helicopter crash, and the 1993 Zambian team tragedy.