Sports fraternity pays tributes to legendary sprinter Milkha Singh

Anil Datt

Ludhiana, June 19

Players, coaches, sports organisers and promoters today paid glowing tributes to legendary athlete Milkha Singh, who breathed his last in Chandigarh on Friday.

Paying respect to the great departed athlete, they observed that Milkha Singh was par excellence who inspired a large number of players across the country to aim to achieve the ultimate goal.

Teja Singh Dhaliwal, general secretary, Punjab Basketball Association, Balraj Sharma, general secretary, Punjab Swimming Association, Ravinder Singh, District Sports Officer, Hardeep Singh Grewal, former hockey Olympian, Harbans Singh, former coordinator and in-charge, Sports Authority of India Training Centre, Ludhiana, Bhupinder Singh, former District Sports Officer and senior coach (gymnastics), Jagrrop Singh Jarkhar, director, Jarkhar Hockey Academy, Sanjiv Sharma, senior athletics coach of the Punjab Sports Department and Parveen Thakur, judo coach, termed Milkha Singh as India’s one of the greatest sportsmen who encouraged the young boys and girls to become athletes.

After the morning session at the Athletics Coaching Centre, Guru Nanak Stadium, two-minute silence was observed to pay respect to the legendary athlete.

Similarly, a condolence meeting was organised by the Mata Sahib Kaur Sports Welfare Trust, Jarkhar, at the village stadium to mourn Milkha’s death.