In a photo from June 19, 2013, former Indian athlete Milkha Singh attends the launch of a Bollywood film based on his life, in Mumbai. - AFP
NEW DELHI, June 19, 2021 (AFP): Milkha Singh, one of India's most successful track athletes who overcame childhood tragedy to seek Olympic glory, has died aged 91 after a long battle with Covid-19, Indian media said Friday.
Tributes to the athlete known as the "Flying Sikh" poured in on social media after the news broke late Friday, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying he was "anguished" by the news.
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