Milkha Singh, who had examined constructive for COVID-19 final month, died on Friday evening.
Iconic sprinter Milkha Singh, who died late final evening of COVID-19 issues, was cremated in Chandigarh on Saturday night with full state honours.Union Sports activities Minister Kiren Rijiju, Punjab Governor and Chandigarh Union Territory Administrator VP Singh Badnore and Haryana Sports activities Minister Sandeep Singh have been amongst these current on the cremation floor to bid a last adieu to the legend. His son and ace golfer Jeev Milkha Singh lit the funeral pyre.
The Punjab authorities, earlier within the day, introduced a state vacation as a mark of respect to the Olympian. Chief Minister Amarinder Singh additionally introduced a Milkha Singh Chair at Sports activities College in Patiala in reminiscence of the nice athlete.
The Chief Minister, who had gone to the Padma Shri recipient’s Chandigarh residence, recalled the declaration of a nationwide vacation in 1960 when Milkha Singh defeated Pakistan champion Abdul Khaliq in Lahore. An emotional Amarinder Singh stated that he wished “he may have additionally declared a nationwide vacation right now”. “However Punjab would mourn the legend with a state vacation, with flags flying at half mast,” he added.
It was after the 1960 victory that then Pakistan President Basic Ayub Khan had nicknamed Milkha Singh as “Flying Sikh”, he stated.
Milkha Singh, who had examined constructive for COVID-19 final month, died on Friday evening. He was in isolation at his house earlier than he was admitted to the Submit Graduate Institute of Medical Training and Analysis (PGIMER) hospital in Chandigarh on June 3 as a consequence of dipping oxygen ranges. Though he examined unfavourable on Thursday, his situation deteriorated on Friday night. The previous athlete was 91.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the tributes for Mr Singh, writing that India had “misplaced a colossal sportsperson, who captured the nation’s creativeness and had a particular place within the hearts of numerous Indians.”
The four-time Asian Video games gold medallist had misplaced his spouse Nirmal Kaur, a former nationwide volleyball captain to the identical ailment. Mr Singh is survived by his golfer son Jeev Milkha Singh and three daughters.
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