Senior sports journalist Shashikant Bhagwat passed away following a heart attack here today, said family sources.
He was 61 and is survived by wife, a son and daughter.
Bhagwat was associated with `Sakal’, a leading Marathi daily, for several years and retired from the newspaper, they added.
He also served as president of the Pune Shramik Patrakar Sangh and the Pune Patrakar Prathishthan.