Very few people in the world possess extraordinary talent, the name of such an extraordinary talent is – Milkha Singh In fact, ‘Milkha Singh’ is not just a name, but a story of courage, struggle, and inspiration, which made India proud in childhood. Despite losing his entire family during the partition of Pakistan, he made his own path and touched the heights on the strength of his hard work.
Malkha Singh was born on 20 November 1929 in Gobindpura village of Muzaffargarh district of Punjab province. However, this place is located in Pakistan now. He had horrifying childhood as he saw his parents getting killed in front of his own eyes during the Indo-Pak partition. Milkha Singh was mere 12 years old when he ran for his life.
Failed thrice to get in the military he got success in the 4th time and trained during fatigue time. The first race he ever won was a cross-country race where he finished sixth among 500 runners.
He won gold medals in both the 200m and 400m events at the 1958 Asian Games. He won a gold medal in the 400m competition at the 1958 Cardiff Commonwealth Games.
At the 1960 Olympics in Rome, he finished second in all of his 400m races before the final. He lost the Bronze Medal in the 400m event at Rome Olympics Games 1960 by just 0.1 seconds.
In 1962, Milkha Singh defeated Pakistani runner Abdul Khaliq who was then Asia’s fastest runner.
Milkha Singh ran 80 races all over the world winning 77, He was awarded the Helms World Trophy in 1959 by the USA by virtue of being the best 400-meter runner in the world and broke the Olympic record in 1960 Rome Olympics.
Hard work, Willpower, and Dedication for a person with these qualities, the sky is the limit – Milkha Singh
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