his own journey rooted in his nation s tragedy his family was killed in religious violence, during the partition of british india in 19117. he escaped on a train, hiding in the women s compartment. a refugee, an orphan. and in 1958, at the commonwealth games in cardiff, a sprinter seen here as he stunned record holders. commentator: and milkha singh! milkha singh of india! i could feel the closest runner was right behind me, so i pushed as hard as i could. after that, the indian anthem played and 100,000 people in the uk stood up for it. i was told i had made india shine in the world, milkha singh said a few years ago. he narrowly lost out on an olympic medal.
he escaped on a train, hiding in the women s compartment. a refugee, an orphan and in 1958, at the commonwealth games in cardiff, a sprinter seen here as he stunned record holders. commentator: and milkha singh! milkha singh of india! i could feel the closest runner was right behind me, so i pushed as hard as i could. after that, the indian anthem played and 100,000 people in the uk stood up for it. i was told i had made india shine in the world, milkha singh said a few years ago. he narrowly lost out on an olympic medal. that he even reached the games was an unimaginable feat at the time. he s inspired generations of athletes. indian icon anju bobby george is one of them.
in his nation s tragedy. his family was killed in religious violence, during the partition of british india in 19117. he escaped on a train, hiding in the women s compartment. a refugee, an orphan. and in 1958, at the commonwealth games in cardiff, a sprinter seen here as he stunned record holders. commentator: and milkha singh, milkha singh of india. i could feel the closest runner was right behind me so i pushed as hard as i could. after that, the indian anthem played and 100,000 people in the uk stood up for it. i was told i had made india shine in the world, milkha singh said a few years ago. he narrowly lost out on an olympic medal. that he even reached the games was an unimaginable feat
tensions will continue in iran s relations with the west. iran may turn more to china and russia to bail it out of the current desperate economic mess. tributes have been paid to one of india s greatest athletes, milkha singh, who has died at the age of 91. known as the flying sikh, he won four gold medals at the asian games, and finished fourth at the 1960 rome olympics. our india correspondent, yogita limaye, takes a look back at his life. with each run, milkha singh pushed a newborn india to dream bigger. his own journey rooted in his nation s tragedy. his family was killed in religious violence, in religious violence during the partition of british india in 1947. he escaped on a train, hiding in the women s compartment. a refugee, an orphan. and in 1958, at the commonwealth games in cardiff, a sprinter seen here as he stunned record
back on his life. with each run, milkha singh pushed a newborn india to dream bigger. his ownjourney, rooted in his nation s tragedy. his family was killed in religious violence during the partition of british india in191t7. he escaped on a train, hiding in the women s compartment. a refugee, an orphan. and in 1958, at the commonwealth games in cardiff, a sprinter seen here as he stunned record holders. commentator: and milkha singh, milkha singh of india. translation: | could feell the closest runner was right behind me so i pushed as hard as i could. after that, the indian anthem played and 100,000 people in the uk stood up for it.