Addis Ababa, June 19, 2021(Walta) – One of India’s greatest athletes, Milkha Singh, has died from Covid-related complications, aged 91.
Popularly known as “the Flying Sikh”, Singh won four Asian gold medals and finished fourth in the 400m final at the 1960 Rome Olympics.
In 2013, his story was turned into the Bollywood film Bhaag Milkha Bhaag – Run Milkha Run.
Singh’s wife, Nirmal Kaur, a former volleyball captain, also died with Covid earlier this week, aged 85, according to BBC.
Singh had contracted Covid-19 last month and died of complications from the disease in a hospital in the northern city of Chandigarh late on Friday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the tributes to the athlete, who has been described as independent India’s first sporting superstar.