Date – 19th Jun 2021
Milkha Singh's name at the Sports University Patiala, a chair will be established, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh announced here on June 19, 2021. The legendary track and field athlete Milkha Singh died of COVID-19 related complications on June 18, 2021 night. Milkha Singh became the first Indian athlete to win an individual gold in a Commonwealth Games, which led to then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru declaring a national holiday on his request.
"We are going to have a Milkha Singh Chair in Sports University, Patiala," the Chief Minister told, and accompanied by state Sports Minister Rana Gurmit Singh Sodhi, had gone to meet Milkha's son Jeev and other family members to offer his condolences.
During his visit to the Milkha residence here, Singh was carrying a picture of the sprinter with Nehru, Singh said -
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