Milkha Singh, byname known as The Flying Sikh , born October 17, 1935, Lyallpur ( Now Faisalabad , Pakistan) renowned athlete of India with name and fame in Olympic athletics. He is the first Indian male to reach the final of an Olympic athletes who placed fourth in the 400 metre race, 1960 Olympic games in Rome. During the partition of India he struggled a lot for or his living. Who came to India from Pakistan in 1947. The first struggle of his life, to work in a restaurant before joining the Indian army. In India army, he participated in race and realized his inner abilities as a sprinter. For international trials in the 200 and 400 metre sprints. He got gold medal at the Asian games as well the commonwealth games. Another gold medals in the 1958 and 1962 Asian games. Represented India in the 1956, summer Olympics in Melbourne. In 1960, Summer Olympics in Rome and in 1964, Summer Olympics in Tokyo again. After this move, awarded the Padma Shri in India which is...
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