Name - Milkha Singh
Other Name - The Flying Sikh
Date of Birth - 20/11/1929 or 17/10/1935 or 20/11/1935
Native Place - Govindpura, Pakistan (Punjab, British India)
Profession - A Former Legendary Track and Field Sprinter, A Retired Army Officer
Family - Nirmal Kaur (Wife), Jeev Milkha Singh (Son), Sonia Sanwalka (Daughter), Harjai Singh (Grandson), Malkhan Singh (Brother), Ishvar Singh (Sister)
Records and Awards -
- First, Asian Games, 200m (1958)
- First, Asian Games, 400m (1958)
- First, Commonwealth Games, 440 yards (1958)
- First, Asian Games, 400m (1962)
- First, Asian Games, 4x400m Relay (1962)
- Second, Calcutta National Games, 400m (1964)
- Padma Shri (1959)
- Times of India Sports Awards (2015)
Book -
The Race of My Life: The Autobiography of Indian Athlete Milkha Singh, coauthored with daughter Sonia Sanwalka. The Bollywood Movie 'Bhaag Milkha Bhaag' is based on it. (starrer with Farhan Akhtar, Sonam Kapoor)
Wikipedia - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milkha_Singh
Wikiquote - en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Milkha_Singh
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/milkha60
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