A number of legends like Milkha Singh lost their lives due to coronavirus in 2021. The sports fraternity shed a few teardrops when men like 1983 Cricket World Cup-winner Yashpal Sharma, hockey stalwart MK Kaushik, football...
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Farhan Akhtar, who played the role of the legendary sports icon in his biopic ‘Bhaag Milkha Bhaag’, spoke about him in an exclusive interview with Outlook’s Eshita Bhargava.
Neeraj Chopra won India's first athletics gold medal at Tokyo 2020. He topped the javelin competition from start to finish
Olympian PT Usha shares her memories of the late Milkha Singh
Despite being the one who was better than both legendary Milkha and Makhan - two of the country’s best middle-distance runners - Antony quit track because of chronic respiratory condition
Neeraj Chopra said, 'Milkha Singh wanted to hear the national anthem in a stadium. He is no longer with us but his dream has been fulfilled'
The 49-year-old Jeev Milkha said Father's Day on Sunday was 'another sad reminder of what I've lost'
Farhan, who played the lead role in 'Bhaag Milkha Bhaag', said working on the movie gave him a lifetime's worth of memories and cherished moments with Milkha...
The Punjab government had declared a one-day state mourning and a holiday as a mark of respect to Milkha Singh
New Zealand captain Kane Wiliamson won the toss and elected to bat against India under overcast conditions.
Sports fraternity mourned the death of 91-year-old Padma Shri awardee Milkha Singh who lost his month-long battle with COVID-19 late Friday night at a...
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The 91-year-old Milkha Singh died on Friday night after a month-long battle with COVID-19
One of independent India's biggest sporting icons died after a month-long battle with COVID-19 on Friday
Tributes started pouring in after Milkha Singh, 91, died in a Chandigarh hospital after a month-long battle with COVID-19
A Padma Shri awardee, who was nicknamed 'The Flying Sikh' is survived by his golfer son Jeev Milkha Singh and three daughters.
The Bollywood actor Farhan had portrayed the sprint legend Milkha Singh in the 2013 movie ‘Bhaag Milkha Bhaag’
Milkha Singh, the 1958 Commonwealth Games champion and 1960 Rome Olympian, had contracted the virus on May 20.
Milkha Singh, who contracted COVID-19 last month, tested negative for the virus on Wednesday and shifted to general ICU in another block of the hospital
Milkha's wife Nirmal Kaur (85), who had also contracted the virus days after her husband tested positive, died few days back
Milkha Singh's wife, Nirmal Kaur, who had also contracted coronavirus days after her husband tested positive, had passed away on Sunday
Nirmal Milkha Singh was a former captain of the India women's national volleyball team
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Milkha Singh is being closely monitored by a medical team at the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh
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Milkha was admitted to PGIMER on June 3 after his oxygen levels dipped. He was previously admitted to Fortis hospital.
Milkha Singh's family also issued a statement through a spokesperson stating that the iconic athlete is improving and his condition is stable
