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Indian athlete (–)

For the Indian Test cricketer, see A. G. Milkha Singh.

Milkha Singh (20 November – 18 June ),^[a][2] also known as "The Flying Sikh", was an Indian track and field sprinter who was introduced to the sport while serving in the Indian Army.

He is the only athlete to win gold at metres at the Asian Games as well as the Commonwealth Games.

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He has won gold medals in the and Asian Games. He represented India in the Summer Olympics in Melbourne, the Summer Olympics in Rome and the Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Singh was awarded the Padma Shri in , India's fourth-highest civilian honour, in recognition of his sporting achievements.

The race for which Singh was best remembered is his fourth-place finish in the metres final at the Olympic Games, which he had entered as one of the favourites. He led the race till the m mark before easing off, allowing others to pass him.

Various records were broken in the race, which required a photo-fi