FILE PHOTO: Former Indian track and field athlete Milkha Singh (2nd L) walks the green carpet with his family as they arrive for the 15th annual International Indian Film Awards in Tampa, Florida, April 26, 2014. REUTERS/Steve Nesius
(Reuters) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the country had lost a "colossal sportsperson" following the death of Milkha Singh, one of its most famous Olympians, at the age of 91 on Friday.
Sprint great Singh, who was nicknamed the "Flying Sikh", ran at three successive Olympic Games and finished fourth in the 400 metres in Rome in 1960 when the first four home all ran faster than the previous world record.
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