Question

International player _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is known as Flying Sikh.
A. Milkha Singh
B. Harbhajan Singh
C. Yuvraj Singh
D. Bishen Singh Bedi

Answer 1

Hint: - This person rose to the position of Director of Sports in the Punjab Ministry of Education, from which he retired in 1998.
- In 2001, he declined the Indian government's offer of the Arjuna Award, claiming that it was meant to honour young athletes, not people like him.

Complete answer:
Milkha Singh, India's first independent sports star, dominated Indian track and field for over a decade with his speed and spirit, setting numerous records and winning numerous medals. He competed for India in the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games in the 200m and 400m races. Jawaharlal Nehru convinced him to set aside his memories of the Partition period in order to race successfully against Abdul Khaliq in

Pakistan in 1960, earning him the nickname "The Flying Sikh" after a post-race statement by then-General Ayub Khan. Until Krishna Poonia won the discus gold medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, he was the only Indian athlete to win an individual gold medal at a Commonwealth Games. In recognition of his sporting accomplishments, he received the Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest civilian honour.

Thus the correct answer is option A - Milkha Singh.

Note:
- Milkha Singh's autobiography, titled "The Race of My Life," was co-written by him and his daughter, Sonia Sanwalka. Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, a 2013 biographical film about Singh's life, was inspired by this book.
- Although Otis Davis of the United States of America won the race by a hundredth of a second over Germany's Carl Kaufmann, Milkha Singh finished fourth with a time of 45.73s, a national record that stood for 40 years.