Legendary Indian athlete Milkha Singh dies of COVID-19 complications in Chandigarh on Friday night.
Milkha Singh is also called the Flying Sikh.
Singh Dies at 91 due to Post-Covid Complications.
Singh, born in Gobindpura – in present-day Pakistan.
He won four Asian Games gold medals.
The first Indian who reached the fourth position in the 400 meters final at the 1960 Olympic Games
His wife Nirmal Kaur also died of a virus infection on June 13.
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In 1959, the Indian Government was awarded the Padma Shri to him.
