Indian will try to satisfy Milkha Singh’s want at Tokyo Olympics: Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju

Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju additionally stated the Sports Ministry will take a name on learn how to pay homage to Milkha Singh after his funeral. The Flying Sikh handed away on Friday as a consequence of Covid-19 problems in Chandigarh. Milkha Singh handed away on June 18 as a consequence of Covid-19 problems (India Today Photo)HIGHLIGHTSMilkha Singh got here near profitable an Olympic medal on the 1960 Games in RomeHe missed the bronze medal within the 400m ultimate by 0.01 secondsNo Indian athlete has managed to win an Olympic medal in observe eventsUnion Minister for Sports Kiren Rijiju on Saturday stated Indian athletes will give it their all to fulfil Mil Milkha Singh’s dream on the Tokyo Olympics, beginning July 23 within the Japanese capital. Milkha Singh handed away aged 91 on Friday as a consequence of Covid-19 problems.Despite profitable a number of laurels for the nation, Padma Shri MIlkha Singh had an unfulfilled dream. The embellished 3-time Olympian got here near profitable an Olympic medal on the 1960 Rome Games whereby he completed 4th and missed out on the rostrum within the 400m ultimate by simply 0.01 seconds.Milkha has usually spoken about how he wished to see an Indian athlete bringing again the Olympic medal that he dropped on the 1960 Olympics. However, no Indian athlete has received a observe and discipline medal on the Games until now. PT Usha completed agonisingly near profitable a medal for India within the 1984 Olympics. She completed 4th lacking out on the bronze medal by 0.01 seconds.”Olympics are round the corner, we will have to fulfill Milkha Singh’s wish of India winning medals in Athletes in Olympics. We will fulfill Milkha Singh’s wish,” Kiren Rijiju stated on Saturday.When Milkha Singh headed to the Rome Olympics in 1960, your complete world anticipated him to win the 400m race. The reigning Asian Games gold medalist breezed by the heats and have become the first-ever Indian athlete to succeed in the ultimate of a observe and discipline occasion on the Games.Milkha was the fourth quickest runner, main into the ultimate. In the massive showdown, Milkha received off the blocks in a flash and lead the pack. He pushed himself and was comfortably main the pack for nearly 200 meters.Just when it seemed like Milkha would end on the rostrum, he slowed down and allowed the likes of eventual champion Otis David, Carl Kaufmann and Malcolm Spence to go him. In the tip, Milkha misplaced out on the medal by simply 0.01s.Meanwhile, Kiren Rijiju additionally stated the Sports Minister will take a name on how the Sports Ministry can pay homage to Milkha Singh after his funeral, which has been scheduled for Saturday at his residence in Chandigarh.Riiju added that he spoke to Milkha Singh’s son and ace golfer Jeev Milkha Singh and paid his condolences. Rijiju, who will probably be attending the funeral, stated Prime Minister Narendra Modi has despatched a message to the household and he could be carrying it with him.Click right here for IndiaToday.in’s full protection of the coronavirus pandemic.