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Who among the following bestowed upon Milkha Singh the title of the ‘Flying Sikh’?1. Jawaharlal Nehru2. Lal Bahadur Shastri3. General Ayub Khan4. General Yahya Khan

Answer» Correct Answer - Option 3 : General Ayub Khan

The correct answer is General Ayub Khan.

  • General Ayub Khan bestowed upon Milkha Singh the title of the ‘Flying Sikh’.

  • Gen Ayub Khan was Pakistan's second president.
  • Milkha Singh became the first Indian male to reach the final of an Olympic athletics event when he placed fourth in the 400-meter race at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome.
  • He won both the 200-meter and 400-meter races in the 1958 Asian Games.
  • Milkha Singh was awarded the Padma Shri in 1959. 
  • He also served as the director of sports in Punjab.
  • The Race of My Life is his autobiography co-written by his daughter Sonia Sanwalka, was published in 2013.


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