Milkha singh surprised as Barack Obama praises him

Milkha Singh

Milkha Singh

Flying Sikh Milkha Singh who put Indian athletes on the world map was in for a surprise when US President Barack Obama mentioned him while talking about Indian achievers.

Milkha was happy that the most powerful person on earth mentioned him in his speech addressing a Town hall like event at the Siri Fort Auditorium on the third and final day of his visit to India.

“India takes pride in people like Milkha Singh, Mary Kom, Kailash Satyarthi, no dearth of talent in India,” Obama said during his speech.

Milkha Singh is a former Indian track and field sprinter who won gold medals in the 1958 and 1962 Asian Games.

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