The Breif of Milkha Singh's Life
Mikha Singh, an track and field sprinter who broke the
400m world record in 1960. He earned the title of ‘Flying Sikh of India’ for
his extraordinary sporting victories.
He experienced the cruelties of life at a very young age
nevertheless, Singh was sensible enough to escape bad company, let go of grief
and work hard for a respectable future. IT TAKES COURAGE TO GET THROUGH GRIEF.
Destiny led him in the direction of the Indian army. It was
here he landed his first opportunity as an athlete: a cross-country race among
all the cadets. Not only did Milkha Singh clear all rounds, but also challenged
the thought of competitors. IF AT FIRST, YOU DON’T SUCCEED, TRY TRY TRY AGAIN.
Milkha was bestowed with countless medals during his career
as an Indian athlete. However, he doesn’t have a single of them with him today,
he donated all his trophies, medals, and sporting accolades to the Sports Museum
in Patiala. SUCCESS MEANS MORE THAN AWARDS AND ACCOLADES
He was once sent to Tihar Jail for traveling without
having a ticket and his sister had to sell her jewelry to get him on bail.
Due to the harrowing and traumatic experience of partition in his childhood, Milkha
was inclined to become a dacoit. The winner of India's first Commonwealth gold,
Milkha declined the government’s Arjuna Award in 2001 saying “it came 40 years too
late”.
His fourth-place time of 45.73 the 400m at 1960
Rome Olympics became the national record and stood for almost 40 years long.
RIP
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