query: in which year milkha singh won 400m race

pos: Milkha Singh methods. In 1958, Singh set records for the 200m and 400m in the National Games of India, held at Cuttack, and also won gold medals in the same events at the Asian Games. He then won a gold medal in the 400m (440 yards at this time) competition at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games with a time of 46.6 seconds. This latter achievement made him the first gold medalist at the Commonwealth Games from independent India. Before Vikas Gowda won the gold in 2014, Milkha was the only Indian male to have won an individual athletics gold medal

pos: Milkha Singh At the 1962 Asian Games, held in Jakarta, Singh won gold in the 400m and in the 4 x 400m relay. He attended the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo, where he was entered to compete in the 400m, the 4 x 100m relay and the 4 x 400m relay. He did not take part in either the 400m or the 4 x 100m relay and the Indian team of Milkha Singh, Makhan Singh, Amrit Pal and Ajmer Singh were eliminated when they finished fourth in the heat stages of the 4 x 400m. There have been claims that Singh won

pos: Milkha Singh methods. In 1958, Singh set records for the 200m and 400m in the National Games of India, held at Cuttack, and also won gold medals in the same events at the Asian Games. He then won a gold medal in the 400m (440 yards at this time) competition at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games with a time of 46.6 seconds. This latter achievement made him the first gold medalist at the Commonwealth Games from independent India. Before Vikas Gowda won the gold in 2014, Milkha was the only Indian male to have won an individual athletics gold medal

pos: The Race of My Life The Race of My Life The Race of My Life: An Autobiography is the autobiography of Indian athlete Milkha Singh, coauthored with daughter Sonia Sanwalka. The film "Bhaag Milkha Bhaag" is based on it. Milkha Singh, a Sikh boy born around 1930s, runs against trains for fun. A lot of his family, including his parents, are killed in the Partition of India. After many attempts he is finally able to join the Indian army. Whilst in the army, his athletic skills show. He wins gold medals in the 1958 Asian Games and 1958 Commonwealth Games. After winning the friendly race

pos: Milkha Singh depicts Singh in running posture during his victorious run at the 1958 Commonwealth Games. , Singh lives in Chandigarh . He met Nirmal Kaur, a former captain of the Indian women's volleyball team in Ceylon in 1955. They were married in 1962. They have three daughters and a son, the golfer Jeev Milkha Singh. In 1999, they adopted the seven-year-old son of Havildar Bikram Singh, who had died in the Battle of Tiger Hill. Notes Citations Milkha Singh Milkha Singh (born October 8, 1935), also known as The Flying Sikh, is an Indian former track and field sprinter who was

pos: Milkha Singh Milkha Singh Milkha Singh (born October 8, 1935), also known as The Flying Sikh, is an Indian former track and field sprinter who was introduced to the sport while serving in the Indian Army. He was the only Indian athlete to win an individual athletics gold medal at a Commonwealth Games until Krishna Poonia won the discus gold medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. He also won gold medals in the 1958 and 1962 Asian Games. He represented India in the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome and the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. He

pos: Bhaag Milkha Bhaag scene during 1956 in Melbourne. Though the movie is set in the 1950s, Farhan Akhtar sings the song "Nanha munna rahi hoon." The song is from the movie "Son of India" which was released in 1962. Bhaag Milkha Bhaag Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (English: "Run Milkha Run") is a 2013 Indian biographical sports drama film directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra from a script written by Prasoon Joshi. The story is based on the life of Milkha Singh, an Indian athlete who was a national champion runner and an Olympian. It stars Farhan Akhtar in the titular role with Sonam Kapoor, Divya

pos: Milkha Singh and with fully automatic timing that recorded 45.70 seconds. Although Singh's Olympic result of 45.6 seconds had been hand-timed, an electronic system at those Games had determined his record to be 45.73. Milkha Singh was promoted from the rank of sepoy to junior commissioned officer in recognition of his successes in the 1958 Asian Games. He subsequently became Director of Sports in the Punjab Ministry of Education, from which post he had retired by 1998. Singh had been awarded the Padma Shri following his success in 1958. In 2001, he turned down an offer of the Arjuna Award from the

pos: Makhan Singh (sprinter) so doctors suggested cutting off his leg. He died in penury in 2002. He also won the Arjuna Award for his achievements. Makhan Singh (sprinter) Makhan Singh (1 July 1937 – 21 January 2002) was an Indian athlete during the 1960s. He was born in Bathulla village in the Hoshiarpur district of Punjab. His primary claim to fame came was his victory over Milkha Singh in the 1962 National Games of India in Calcutta. He won a number of gold medals in National Games, and represented India in the 1962 Asian Games and the 1964 Summer Olympics. His first taste

pos: Krishna Poonia a gold medal in such events after Milkha Singh who had won the gold in Men's 440 yards race in the 1958 Cardiff Commonwealth Games She completed a creditable six in the women's discus throw in the 2012 London Olympics. Poonia's best effort of 63.62 m came in her fifth and penultimate attempt. She had 62.42 m in the first attempt and 61.61 in the third and 61.31 in the sixth and the final throw. She had two no-throws in the second and the fourth attempt. Earlier she became only the sixth Indian to make it to the final round

pos: Makhan Singh (sprinter) Games in Delhi the following year when he won a gold in the short sprint and a silver in the 300 metres. He was to continue with this success in subsequent National Games, winning a gold and a silver at Madras in 1960, four golds at Jabalpur in 1962 and two golds and one silver at Trivandrurn in 1963. His greatest triumph was the 1962 National Games in Calcutta where, apart from scoring a sensational win over Milkha, he picked up four gold medals. He represented India in the 1962 Asian Games in Jakarta where he won a relay gold

pos: Makhan Singh (sprinter) Makhan Singh (sprinter) Makhan Singh (1 July 1937 – 21 January 2002) was an Indian athlete during the 1960s. He was born in Bathulla village in the Hoshiarpur district of Punjab. His primary claim to fame came was his victory over Milkha Singh in the 1962 National Games of India in Calcutta. He won a number of gold medals in National Games, and represented India in the 1962 Asian Games and the 1964 Summer Olympics. His first taste of success was a bronze in the National Games in Cuttack in 1959. He then hit the high spots with the National

pos: Indian Army Corps of EME laurels in every field of adventure sports.Corps Of EME has given tremendous impetus to activities like mountaineering, Sailing, Sky-diving, hot-air ballooning, para-sailing, hang-gliding, skiing, rafting, canoeing and exploration in the Antarctica to name a few. Padma Shri awardee Milkha Singh,also known as "Flying Sikh" represented India in three Summer Olympic Games and won athletics gold medal at 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games. He also won gold medals in the 1958 and 1962 Asian Games and set many national records which stood for a long time.Major HPS Ahluwaliais an Indian mountaineer from Corps of EME who scaled Mount Everest on

pos: India at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games India at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games 1958 was the fourth time India participated in Commonwealth Games. India won its first gold medal in these games. India won its first medal in athletics during these games. The legendary Indian athlete Milkha Singh won gold in the men's 440-yard run. India participated in at least 12 athletics events in these games. India participated in boxing for the first time, in the men's lightweight division (60 kg) and the men's middleweight division (75 kg). India won gold in wrestling, with Lila Ram winning the men's heavyweight division (100 kg). In

pos: India at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games the men's welterweight division (74 kg), Lachmi Kant Pandey gave India a silver medal. India at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games 1958 was the fourth time India participated in Commonwealth Games. India won its first gold medal in these games. India won its first medal in athletics during these games. The legendary Indian athlete Milkha Singh won gold in the men's 440-yard run. India participated in at least 12 athletics events in these games. India participated in boxing for the first time, in the men's lightweight division (60 kg) and the men's middleweight division (75 kg). India won

neg: Milkha Singh 77 of his 80 races, but these are spurious. The number of races in which he participated is not verified, nor is the number of victories, but he lost a 400m race at the 1964 National Games in Calcutta to Makhan Singh and he did not finish first in any of his four races at the 1960 Olympic Games or the aforementioned qualification races at the 1956 Olympics. Singh's time in the 1960 Olympics 400m final, which was run on a cinder track, set a national record that stood until 1998 when Paramjit Singh exceeded it on a synthetic track

neg: Milkha Singh a close-run final race in the 400m competition, where he was placed fourth. Singh had beaten all the leading contenders other than Otis Davis, and a medal had been anticipated because of his good form. However, he made an error when leading the race at 250m, slowing down in the belief that his pace could not be sustained and looking round at his fellow competitors. Singh believes that these errors caused him to lose his medal opportunity and they are his "worst memory". Davis, Carl Kaufmann and Malcolm Spence all passed him, and a photo-finish resulted. Davis and Kaufman were

neg: The Race of My Life the movie. The director, too, did a great a job. Also, the dialogues and the lyrics by Prasoon Joshi are brilliant. There was nothing which I felt should be changed in the movie, it was perfect." "IBN Live" panned "The Race of My Life" as disappointing, as they felt that it was "nothing but part of a deal for the movie's production." Notes Citations The Race of My Life The Race of My Life: An Autobiography is the autobiography of Indian athlete Milkha Singh, coauthored with daughter Sonia Sanwalka. The film "Bhaag Milkha Bhaag" is based on it. Milkha Singh,

neg: Milkha Singh selected by the army for special training in athletics after finishing sixth in a compulsory cross-country run for new recruits. Singh has acknowledged how the army introduced him to sport, saying that "I came from a remote village, I didn't know what running was, or the Olympics". He represented India in the 200m and 400m competitions of the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games. His inexperience meant that he did not progress from the heat stages but a meeting with the eventual 400m champion at those Games, Charles Jenkins, both inspired him to greater things and provided him with information about training

neg: Bhaag Milkha Bhaag and gathered a positive response from critics and audiences alike. It performed very well at the box office, eventually being declared a "super hit" domestically and hit overseas. "Bhaag Milkha Bhaag" is the sixth highest grossing 2013 Bollywood film worldwide and became the 21st film to gross . Singh and his daughter, Sonia Sanwalka, co-wrote his autobiography, titled "The Race of My Life". The book inspired "Bhaag Milkha Bhaag". Singh sold the film rights for one rupee and inserted a clause stating that a share of the profits would be given to the Milkha Singh Charitable Trust. The Trust was

neg: Jeev Milkha Singh Jeev Milkha Singh Jeev Milkha Singh (born 15 December 1971) is an Indian professional golfer who became the first player from India to join the European Tour in 1998. He has won four events on the European Tour, becoming the most successful Indian on tour. He was the first Indian golfer to break into the top 100 of the Official World Golf Ranking in October 2006. The Government of India awarded him the civilian honour of Padma Shri in 2007. Singh was born in Chandigarh, India to Indian Olympic athlete Milkha Singh and Nirmal Kaur, former captain of the Indian

neg: Milkha Singh charity auction organised by actor Rahul Bose. Singh and his daughter, Sonia Sanwalka, co-wrote his autobiography, titled "The Race of My Life" (2013). The book inspired "Bhaag Milkha Bhaag", a 2013 biographical film of Singh's life. Singh sold the movie rights for one rupee but inserted a clause stating that a share of the profits would be given to the Milkha Singh Charitable Trust. The Trust was founded in 2003 with the aim of assisting poor and needy sportspeople. In September 2017, Singh's wax statue - created by sculptors of Madame Tussauds in London - was unveiled at Chandigarh. It

neg: Bhaag Milkha Bhaag meter world record, the men's 400 metres world record progression does not mention Milkha Singh's name in the world record holders. It is shown that Ranbir Singh (Milkha Singh's coach) mentions world record as 45.9 seconds after 1952 Olympics; while Milkha eventually bested that time in the 1956 Olympics with a personal record of 45.73 seconds, the newest world record was 45.2 seconds set by Lou Jones of United States, the first-place winner in the same race. Gurbachan Singh Randhawa, renowned athlete, who was part of Indian team at Rome Olympics mentions that the claim made in movie about Milkha

neg: Sikh any religious community. UK Sikhs are the second-wealthiest (after the Jewish community) religious group in the UK, with a median total household wealth of £229,000. In Singapore Kartar Singh Thakral expanded his family's trading business, Thakral Holdings, into total assets of almost $1.4 billion and is Singapore's 25th-richest person. Sikh Bob Singh Dhillon is the first Indo-Canadian billionaire. The Sikh diaspora has been most successful in North America. Sikh intellectuals, sportsmen and artists include poet and Bollywood lyricist Rajkavi Inderjeet Singh Tulsi, writer Khushwant Singh, England cricketer Monty Panesar, former 400m runner Milkha Singh, Indian wrestler and actor Dara Singh,

neg: Farhan Akhtar a commercial success at the box office. It also became one of the highest grossing Bollywood films overseas, earning around US$7.25 million. It won two National Awards, the Best Choreography and the Best Audiography. Following "Don 2", Akhtar was signed up for the biopic "Bhaag Milkha Bhaag", directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra. He plays the role of Milkha Singh. For his role, he had to undergo a training phase at the gym and study the character of Milkha Singh by researching his body language. He also had to prepare his looks to depict a 17-year-old army recruit and endure an

neg: Bhaag Milkha Bhaag then breaks the previous world record for the 400m race with a time of 45.80 seconds. Jawaharlal Nehru (Dalip Tahil), the prime minister, convinces him to lead the Indian team in Pakistan for a friendly race with Abdul Khaliq (Dev Gill), also known as the fastest man of Asia. In Pakistan he misses the press conference and goes to his village where, in a flashback, it is shown how his parents were murdered and the last words of his father were "Bhaag Milkha Bhaag!" He starts crying and is comforted by a boy who turns out to be his childhood

neg: Jeev Milkha Singh a WGC event until 2009. Not a full Tour member in these years Amateur Professional Jeev Milkha Singh Jeev Milkha Singh (born 15 December 1971) is an Indian professional golfer who became the first player from India to join the European Tour in 1998. He has won four events on the European Tour, becoming the most successful Indian on tour. He was the first Indian golfer to break into the top 100 of the Official World Golf Ranking in October 2006. The Government of India awarded him the civilian honour of Padma Shri in 2007. Singh was born in Chandigarh,

neg: A. G. Milkha Singh 2,000 runs for Tamil Nadu in the Ranji Trophy and was the first player to score a century in the Duleep Trophy. A. G. Milkha Singh Amritsar Govindsingh Milkha Singh () (31 December 1941 – 10 November 2017) was an Indian Test cricketer. Milkha Singh was a left-handed batsman and an occasional right arm medium pace bowler. He came from a famous cricketing family which also produced A. G. Ram Singh and his more successful brother A. G. Kripal Singh. He was a brilliant schoolboy cricketer and his exploits led to a first-class debut at the age of 16. He

neg: A. G. Milkha Singh A. G. Milkha Singh Amritsar Govindsingh Milkha Singh () (31 December 1941 – 10 November 2017) was an Indian Test cricketer. Milkha Singh was a left-handed batsman and an occasional right arm medium pace bowler. He came from a famous cricketing family which also produced A. G. Ram Singh and his more successful brother A. G. Kripal Singh. He was a brilliant schoolboy cricketer and his exploits led to a first-class debut at the age of 16. He represented South Zone Schools in the interzonal Cooch Behar Trophy and scored 114 in the final against West Zone. This led to

neg: Bhaag Milkha Bhaag Singh leading the 400 meter race and he lost it as he looked behind, is incorrect. He never led the race and he was at fifth position at 300 meters. In the final race when Milkha Singh’s sister tune in the radio to follow the developments in Lahore live, the radio commentator can be heard as announcing, “It seems that entire Pakistan has settled inside the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.” The Lahore Stadium which was originally built in 1959 wasn’t renamed as Gaddafi Stadium until 1974. The Malaysian flag did not exist until 1957. There a Malaysian flag in a

neg: Bhaag Milkha Bhaag Singh" is a 400 meters sprint that feels like a cross-country race." Despite praising the technical aspects and music, Rajeev Masand of CNN-IBN criticized the length: "The film itself is well intentioned and shines a light on an important figure. The film is an ambitious account of the first 27 years or so of celebrated Indian sprinter Milkha Singh's roller-coaster life. But it's too long and too unfocused to leave a lasting impression." Robert Abele of the "Los Angeles Times" described the film as "a stirring bio of Milkha Singh", while Nicolas Rapold of "The New York Times" said that

neg: The Race of My Life Milkha Singh, decided that the film rights be given to Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra. Singh sold the rights for 1, with a clause that 10-15% of the film's profits would be donated to his charitable trust. Farhan Akhtar starred as Singh, and Sonam Kapoor starred as Biro–inspired by one of Singh's real love interests. Made on a budget of 30 crore, "Bhaag Milkha Bhaag" grossed 164 crore worldwide. It was one of the highest grossing 2013 Bollywood films. Of the film and Akhtar's portrayal of him, Singh said "Farhan Akhtar has done a brilliant job. He looked like my duplicate in

neg: Farhan Akhtar success "Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara" (2011), which won him two Filmfare Awards, including Best Supporting Actor. In the same year, he directed a sequel to "Don" titled "Don 2" (2011), which remains his highest-grossing film till date. He achieved further success by portraying Milkha Singh in the 2013 film "Bhaag Milkha Bhaag", earning him the Filmfare Award for Best Actor. In 2016, Akhtar received praise for starring in the crime thriller "Wazir" and the comedy drama "Dil Dhadakne Do". Farhan Akhtar was born to screenwriters Javed Akhtar and Honey Irani in Mumbai. His sister is writer–director Zoya Akhtar. His parents

neg: Milkha Singh both timed at a world-record breaking 44.9 seconds, while Spence and Singh went under the pre-Games Olympic record of 45.9 seconds, set in 1952 by George Rhoden and Herb McKenley, with times of 45.5 and 45.6 seconds, respectively. "The Age" noted in 2006 that "Milkha Singh is the only Indian to have broken an Olympic track record. Unfortunately he was the fourth man to do so in the same race" but the official Olympic report notes that Davis had already equalled the Rhoden/McKenley Olympic record in the quarter-finals and surpassed it with a time of 45.5 seconds in the semi-finals.

neg: Bhaag Milkha Bhaag him, Mehra deservedly honors the runner’s other victories and impeccable talent, allowing us to applaud the prodigy." Desimartini, with almost 5000 ratings by the end of the weekend stated the following: "Superbly directed, "Bhaag Milkha Bhaag" is an outstanding film with an incredible performance by Farhan Akhtar. Though long, it keeps you hooked throughout. Don't miss this patriotic tribute to Milkha Singh." Madhureeta Mukherjee of "The Times of India" stated, "While you are on-the-run, pause to watch this one." The "India Today" review concluded, "Go and run with Milkha. In this fast-paced life, this race will definitely soothe your senses."

neg: Milkha Singh at those Games. Singh was persuaded by Jawaharlal Nehru to set aside his memories of the Partition era to race successfully in 1960 against Abdul Khaliq in Pakistan, where a post-race comment by the then General Ayub Khan led to him acquiring the nickname of "The Flying Sikh". Some sources say that he set a world record of 45.8 seconds in France, shortly before the Rome Olympics in the same year but the official report of the Games lists the record holder as Lou Jones, who ran 45.2 at Los Angeles in 1956. At those Olympics, he was involved in

neg: Ana Guevara American Games in Canada. A year later, she qualified to the 2000 Sydney Olympics going to the 400m finals, finishing with a reasonable 5th place with a time of 49.96 seconds. (After that race, she won 28 consecutive international races before a second-place finish in Rome in July 2004). In 2001, she won the 400m race in Monaco, one of the two 400m events held at Golden League competitions this year. At the 2001 World Championships in Athletics, Guevara made the finals in the 400m. She came off the last turn leading the race with about 105m to go. Unfortunately,

neg: Bhaag Milkha Bhaag of Milkha Singh. The biopic developed better, and he chose the latter. Prasoon Joshi, who co-wrote "Delhi-6" with Mehra, started working on the script. Joshi later clarified that the film's title, "Bhaag Milkha Bhaag" (Run Milkha Run) was never actually spoken by Milkha's father. Rather, it was phrase coined by him and was used liberally throughout the narrative. Growing up in Delhi, Mehra was familiar with anecdotes from the life of Milkha Singh, the ace runner popular as "Flying Sikh". He used to visit the National Stadium, Delhi for swimming, where Singh also came for his practice. Gradually, he came

neg: A. G. Milkha Singh the vice captaincy of the Indian Schools that toured Ceylon that year. Milkha, who studied at Loyola College, Chennai, was twice voted the best collegiate cricketer and represented university and state. He played four Test matches. He made his debut in 1959-60 against the Australians, toured Pakistan in 1960-61 and played one Test against England in 1961-62. In the Test against England, the Indian team also included A.G. Kripal Singh and Vaman Kumar, the only instance when three Tamil Nadu players appeared in an Indian side. Milkha was only 19 when he played his last Test. He scored more than

neg: Milkha Singh was awarded the Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest civilian honour, in recognition of his sporting achievements. The race for which Singh is best remembered is his fourth-place finish in the 400 metres final at the 1960 Olympic Games, which he had entered as one of the favourites. Various records were broken in the race, which required a photo-finish and saw American Otis Davis being declared the winner by one-hundredth of a second over German Carl Kaufmann. Singh's fourth-place time of 45.73 became the Indian national record and held for almost 40 years. From beginnings that saw him orphaned and displaced during

neg: Milkha Singh when he or she has not achieved the benchmark for the award? I rejected the Arjuna I was offered after I received the Padma Shri. It was like being offered an SSC certificate after securing a Masters degree." All of Singh's medals have been donated to the nation. They were displayed at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi but later moved to a sports museum in Patiala, where a pair of running shoes that he wore in Rome are also displayed. In 2012, he donated the Adidas shoes that he had worn in the 1960 400m final to a

neg: Jeev Milkha Singh women's volleyball team. Singh attended Abilene Christian University in the United States, obtaining a degree in business and international studies in 1996. Singh won the NCAA Division II individual golf championship in 1993 in addition to a number of amateur tournaments in the U.S. Singh turned professional in 1993 and his first professional win was at the 1993 Southern Oklahoma State Open, a minor local event. He played mainly in Asia, where he was a regular winner in the mid-1990s. In 1997 he finished seventh at the European Tour qualifying school, and joined the tour the following year. He became

neg: India at the 1960 Summer Olympics India at the 1960 Summer Olympics India competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 45 competitors, all men, took part in 20 events in 6 sports. This was the first time since 1928 that the Men's team failed to achieve a gold medal in field hockey. They lost 1-0 to Pakistan by a goal Ahmad nasir to secure the second position. In Athletics Milkha Singh finished second in all of the 400m rounds prior to the final, improving his time on each occasion. In the final he finished fourth with a time of 45.6, this being a decision

neg: Bhaag Milkha Bhaag race thus breaking the national record. During the Melbourne 1956 Olympics he is attracted to the granddaughter of his Australian technical coach. After a frolicking night in a bar, they have a one-night stand. The following day he feels exhausted from the night's activities and loses the final race. He realizes his mistake. Suffering from guilt, he even slaps himself in front of a mirror. On the flight back to India he asks his coach what the world record is for the 400m race and learns that it is 45.90 seconds. He trains hard and wins in several places. He

neg: Meesha Shafi The plots is based on the life of Milkha Singh, an Indian athlete who was a national champion runner and an Olympian. Shafi had a minor role in the film and played the rebellious Olympic swimmer, Perizaad, who was romantically attracted to Milkha Singh. The film opened to critical acclaim and was termed as the third highest-grossing Bollywood film of 2013 in India. She then acted in Bilal Lashari's Pakistani film "Waar", alongside Shaan Shahid. Her portrayal of Laxmi, an Indian spy agency Research and Analysis Wing's operative was critically praised by the Pakistani media. The movie won her the

neg: Yograj Singh is Bling" and "Bhaag Milkha Bhaag". Singh married Shabnam Singh, but later divorced her. Their elder son Yuvraj Singh is a famous left handed all rounder of the Indian cricket team. He was the Man of the Tournament in the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup, one of the top performers at the 2007 ICC World Twenty20 and the Man of the Tournament in the 2000 Under-19 Cricket World Cup all of which India won. Singh later married Punjabi film actress Satveer Kaur (aka Neena Sidhu). In 2011, His son Yuvraj was diagnosed with cancer and recovered from it. Yograj Singh

neg: Ana Guevara gold medal at the 2002 IAAF World Cup in 400m and 400m relay, running for the Americas team. She won the 2002 IAAF Grand Prix Final in Paris. In 2003, she defended her title in the 400m at the 2003 Pan American Games winning the gold medal. She won the 400m race in Zurich, one of the two 400m events held at Golden League competitions this year. Later, on August 27, 2003, in Paris, France, she won the 2003 World Championships in Athletics in the women's 400m. She set a personal record, a national record, and a world leading time,

neg: Bhaag Milkha Bhaag founded in 2003 with the aim of assisting poor and needy sportspeople. The film starts in the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, where a coach says "Bhaag Milkha Bhaag!" The runner is taken back to the memories of his childhood days which haunt him, resulting in him dropping to fourth. The Partition of India in 1947 caused chaos which resulted in mass religious violence in Punjab in British India, killing the parents of Milkha Singh (Farhan Akhtar). He reaches Delhi and later meets his sister there. Living in impoverished refugee camps, Milkha makes friends and survives by stealing with them.

neg: Bhaag Milkha Bhaag to know details regarding his early life, including how he witnessed his entire family being killed during the partition and traveled alone to Delhi as a refugee. Mehra started developing the project as personal story rather than a sports film, taking the theme of "zindagi se bhago nahin, zindagi ke saath bhago" ("don't run away from life, run with life"), depicting his life from 13 to 28 years. For research, he visited Chandigarh several times, where he talked for hours with Singh. Jeev Milkha Singh, the son of Milkha Singh and a notable golfer, arranged his meetings with the family

neg: Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra Atul Kulkarni. The film got lukewarm critical response and its performance at the box office was also very lukewarm. Mehra then produced (but did not direct) the film "Teen They Bhai" (2011). Directed by debutant Mrighdeep Lamba, it was a story about three brothers who keep fighting amongst themselves. The film neither won any critical acclaim nor did well at the box-office, and was an all-round disaster. Mehra's next directorial venture was the biopic "Bhaag Milkha Bhaag" (2013) starring Farhan Akhtar as Milkha Singh, the legendary Indian sprinter. The film, which was produced by a consortium of several producers, was

neg: Sandeep Singh Maan India at the 2010 Asian Para Games in Guangzhou, China. He replicated his fine form the following year at the 2011 IWAS World Games in Sharjah (UAE), where he won gold medals in both 200m and 400m running events with a timing of 51.65 sec and 23.24 sec, respectively. Sandeep began 2014 with a bang, winning gold medals in both 200m and 400m and even securing a bronze in Long Jump at the FAZAA International Athletics Competition in Dubai (UAE). The same year Sandeep added to his ever increasing international medal tally when he won two silver medals in his

neg: Bhaag Milkha Bhaag as "too emotionally and creatively moving to put anything down in words". Carl Lewis watched "Bhaag Milkha Bhaag" in the US and called Milkha Singh in India to express his appreciation for the film and the athlete. Aseem Chhabra of Rediff.com gave a mixed review and reasoned that film does not offer anything new. However, he praised Akhtar's performance, writing "If there is one reason to see "BMB" it is to watch Akhtar – how much he has evolved as an actor and the sincerity with which he immerses himself in the character." NDTV echoed the same sentiment, ""Bhaag Milkha

neg: Sport in India due the expenses involved in playing. The most successful Indian golfers are Jeev Milkha Singh and Anirban Lahiri. Singh won three titles on the European Tour, four on the Japan Golf Tour, and six on the Asian Tour. His highest world ranking was 28th in March 2009. Singh has won the Asian Tour Order of Merit twice. Meanwhile, Lahiri has two European Tour wins and seven Asian Tour wins. He qualified for the 2015 Presidents Cup. Other Indians who have won the Asian Tour Order of Merit are Jyoti Randhawa in 2002 (the first Indian to do so), and Arjun

neg: The Race of My Life between India and Pakistan, in 1960, he earns the title of "The Flying Sikh" by Ayub Khan. However, he loses the bronze medal by fraction of a second at the 1960 Summer Olympics, due to a judgement error on the race track. In 1963, he marries his longtime love Nirmal Kaur, former captain of India's women's volleyball team. In 1971, their son Jeev Milkha Singh is born. Jeev, also a sportsman, became a world class golfer. Singh said that after reading his autobiography, a few Bollywood directors approached him, asking to make a film on his life. Singh's son, Jeev

neg: Felipe Aguilar the Astro Indonesia Open. He birdied the final hole while the erstwhile leader Jeev Milkha Singh bogeyed for a two shot swing that saw the Chilean win by one stroke. In April 2013, Aguilar was part of the joint longest sudden-death playoff, lasting nine extra holes, in European Tour history at the Open de España. He was eliminated at the third extra hole when he made par. He ended 50th in the Race to Dubai with eight top 10s in 27 tournaments. In May 2014, Aguilar won his second European Tour title at The Championship at Laguna National, a co-sanctioned

neg: Bhaag Milkha Bhaag Singh. However, Mehra deferred the final decision on the cast till the final script was completed. After months of search, in September 2011, the principal cast were announced. Actor-director Farhan Akhtar and Sonam Kapoor received the lead roles. Thereafter, Akhtar visited Punjab to meet Milkha Singh and his family. Before deciding, Akhtar met Mehra once for a story session and immediately agreed to play the role. He was inspired by Milkha Singh's life and underwent extensive physical training for the role. Pakistani actress and singer, Meesha Shafi — who got fame after her song "Alif Allah (Jugni)," played RAW agent

neg: Golf in India Golf in India Golf in India is a growing sport. Golf is especially popular among the wealthier classes, but has not yet caught on with others due the expenses involved in playing. The most successful Indian golfers are Jeev Milkha Singh and Anirban Lahiri. Singh won three titles on the European Tour, four on the Japan Golf Tour, and six on the Asian Tour. His highest world ranking was 28th in March 2009. Singh has won the Asian Tour Order of Merit twice. Meanwhile, Lahiri has two European Tour wins and seven Asian Tour wins. He qualified for the 2015

neg: Bhaag Milkha Bhaag hero told to a generation who might otherwise never have known the legend of 'The Flying Sikh.'" The "Los Angeles Times" stated that there's enough dramatic restraint and performance charm to give Singh his due as a justifiably glorified figure in India's independence. The "Washington Post" stated that the Bollywood import dramatizes the life of famed Indian sprinter Milkha Singh. "Bhaag Milkha Bhaag" grossed worldwide and is the fifth highest-grossing 2013 Bollywood film. The film opened very well at multiplexes across India, especially in Punjab and Delhi. It earned approximately on its first day. The film showed a 21-percent growth

neg: Milkha Singh the Partition of India, Singh has become a sporting icon in his country. In 2008, journalist Rohit Brijnath described Singh as "the finest athlete India has ever produced". In July 2012, "The Independent" said that "India's most revered Olympian is a gallant loser" and noted the paucity of success at that time — 20 medals — achieved by Indian competitors in the Olympic Games despite the country having a population in excess of one billion. Milkha Singh was born on 20 November 1929 according to records in Pakistan, although other official records various state 17 October 1935 and 20 November

neg: Rawalpindi Milkha Singh, who then invited traders from the neighboring commercial centers of Jhelum and Shahpur to settle in the territory in 1766. The city then began to prosper, although the population in 1770 is estimated to have been only about 300 families. Rawalpindi became for a time the refuge of Shah Shuja, the exiled king of Afghanistan, and of his brother Shah Zaman in the early 19th century. Sikh ruler Maharaja Ranjit Singh allowed the son of Sardar Milkha Singh to continue as Governor of Rawalpindi, after Ranjit Singh seized the district in 1810. Sikh rule over Rawalpindi was consolidated

neg: Bhaag Milkha Bhaag Bhaag Milkha Bhaag Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (English: "Run Milkha Run") is a 2013 Indian biographical sports drama film directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra from a script written by Prasoon Joshi. The story is based on the life of Milkha Singh, an Indian athlete who was a national champion runner and an Olympian. It stars Farhan Akhtar in the titular role with Sonam Kapoor, Divya Dutta, Meesha Shafi, Pavan Malhotra and Art Malik in supporting roles. Sports was coordinated by the American action director Rob Miller of ReelSports. Made on a budget of , the film released on 12 July 2013

neg: Jean-Jacques Chevallier and again in 1921, winning the 100m, 400m and 400m high jump; that year, he also won the 200m in the France-Switzerland athletic international; in 1922, he was again university champion of France in the 100m, 400m, 400m high jump and relay race. In 1924, he was Lorraine champion in the 400m. In 1925 he was again university champion of France in the 400m. He then began a lifelong career as a professor, starting in 1926 at the Grenoble Faculty of Law (constitutional law and international public law). He remained at this faculty until 1942. Though he was named to

neg: Shiv Chawrasia earned him £239,705, which doubled his earnings over the past decade. He was the only player to achieve sub-par rounds on all four days in this, the biggest golf event in India. Chawrasia, ranked 388 in the world before the tournament, obtained a two-year exemption on the European Tour. After Jeev Milkha Singh and Arjun Atwal, he became the third Indian golfer to win on the European Tour. Shortly after his victory, not only was he ranked 161 in the official world golf rankings, but also he topped the Asian Tour Order of Merit. In February 2011, Chawrasia won his

neg: Georgina Hermitage she entered the 100m, 200m and 400m sprints. She won all three events, posting personal bests in the 100m (13.80s) and 200m (28.48s) and beating Lisa McIntosh's 15-year-old record in the T37 400m sprint with a time of 1:02.70. Just over a month later Hermitage entered her third Grand Prix of the year, held at the Olympic Park in London. There she improved on her record in the 400m winning the race in 1:02.48. At the end of 2015 Hermitage represented Great Britain at the IPC Athletics World Championships in Doha. There she entered the T37 100m and 400m sprints.

neg: Bhaag Milkha Bhaag officials of the censor board particularly regarding the certificate given to "Bhaag Milkha Bhaag" which, in spite of a sex scene and some violence, got a U certificate lashing out and criticising the decisions of the censor examining member and former actress, Sharmila Tagore accusing CEO Pankaja Thakur along with some other board officials being puppets controlled by film directors and promoting vulgarity. As a consequence the Delhi High Court sought an explanation from the I&B ministry and the CBFC regarding the escalating levels of vulgarity in recent times. Although the story mentions that Milkha Singh held the men's 400

neg: Divya Dutta Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance. Dutta then made an appearance in the period romantic drama "Lootera" alongside Ranveer Singh and Sonakshi Sinha. The film was critically acclaimed and an average performer at the box office. Dutta's next release was the biographical sports film "Bhaag Milkha Bhaag", based on the life of Milkha Singh. She appeared alongside Farhan Akhtar, Sonam Kapoor and Meesha Shafi, playing the sister of Singh. The film is Dutta's biggest commercial success to date and entered the 100-crore club. The film, and her performance, were highly praised, with the Times of India branding her

neg: Sandeep Singh Maan Sandeep Singh Maan Sandeep Singh Maan is an Indian Para athlete competing in Men's 100m, 200m, 400m and Long Jump events in the T46 category. He is bronze medallist in Asian Para Games 2018 held in Jakarta, Indonesia. And three time silver medallist from the Asian Para Games; he won them at the 2010 and 2014 editions in Guangzhou, China and Incheon, Korea, respectively. He is an Arjuna awardee and Maharana Pratap awardee (Rajasthan state best sports men award). He is a national record holder in 200m and 400m since 2012 . And now his goal is towards winning medal

neg: Sonam Kapoor for her appearance. Critically praised, "Bhaag Milkha Bhaag" was one of the top-grossing Bollywood films of the year. The critic Sarita A. Tanwar wrote in her review that despite her minor role, Kapoor proved to "be the perfect warm counterpart to Milkha". Both "Raanjhanaa" and "Bhaag Milkha Bhaag" received Filmfare Award for Best Film nominations, the latter of which won. In 2014, Kapoor portrayed the banker Mayera opposite Ayushmann Khurrana and Rishi Kapoor in the Yash Raj Films comedy-drama "Bewakoofiyaan", in a role which Anupama Chopra found to be poorly written and an "uphill climb". She next starred with Fawad

neg: Jeev Milkha Singh his season with a pair of back to back wins in Japan to become the first Indian to make the top 50 of the Official World Golf Ranking. In 2007 he became the first Indian golfer to participate in the Masters Tournament. In August 2008, Singh achieved the highest ranking for an Indian in any major event at the 2008 PGA Championship in Oakland Hills, finishing at T9, making him arguably India's best golfer ever. Singh finished the 2008 European Tour season ranked 12th on the Order of Merit, and after winning the Barclays Singapore Open won his second Order

neg: Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (soundtrack) the listeners." Suparna Thombare of "Bollywood Life" praised the composers, saying "Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy have definitely come up with a winning soundtrack for this biopic on champion athlete Milkha Singh." The music topped the charts, with the album leaping to #1 position in ITunes Store. while the track "Zinda" topped the songs chart. Backing Vocals Mani Mahadevan, Raman Mahadevan, Suhas Sawant, Loy Mendonsa, Suzanne D'Mello, Keshia Braganza, Thomson Andrews, Leon D'Souza, Gwen Diaz, Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, Prasoon Joshi, Shankar Mahadevan. Personnel: Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (soundtrack) Bhaag Milkha Bhaag is the soundtrack album, by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, to the 2013 Hindi film of the same

neg: Bhaag Milkha Bhaag "the movie strikes its chosen couple of notes resoundingly, making clear what makes Singh run." Twitch Film's review said, "[..]in the grand scheme of things. "Bhaag Milkha Bhaag" is easily one of the best mainstream films to come out of Bollywood this year." Scott Foundas of "Variety" described it as a "rousing and handsomely crafted biopic". Lisa Tsering of "The Hollywood Reporter" opined that the biopic "requires viewer endurance, but pays off with an exhilarating climax." Digital Spy praised the work and said, "It is a blessing that this film was made and the inspiring story of India's greatest sporting

neg: Danny Crates Sydney – winning the bronze medal in the 400m sprint, and at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens where he won gold in the 800m. After Sydney, Crates switched from the 400m to the 800m, in which he holds the world record with a time of 1:53.27 set in 2004 at the AAA Championships. Crates also won gold in the 800m race at the European Championships in 2003, and again in 2005. He won gold in the same category at the World Indoor Championships in 2003. He had previously won gold running 400m at the European Championships in 2001. He

neg: Anjana Thamke caught the eye of Vijender Singh, a Sports Authority of India (SAI) accredited coach. Under the dedicated tutelage of coach Vijender Singh, she has gone from strength to strength, over-achieving her way to success in the junior Indian athletics circuit. The 15-year-old mid-distance runner has already notched up national records in the 400m, 800m and 1500m categories of the under-17 section. Anjana was adjudged 'Best Athlete' in the National Junior Athletics Championship, 2012, under the U-16 category. Anjana also won three gold medals at the 24th All India Track and Field Juniors Tournament at Balewadi in Pune (2012). She won

neg: Vikas Gowda reach the finals after finishing 22nd in the qualifiers, with a throw of 60.69 m. In 2012 London Olympics, Vikas qualified for the finals, at the fifth place, with a throw of 65.20 m and finished eighth in the final. He won his first gold medal in Asian Championships in 2013 in Pune, with a throw of 64.90 meters. He won the discus throw event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, which made him the second Indian man to win a Commonwealth gold medal, 56 years after Milkha Singh. After the qualification standard was lowered, he qualified for the 2016 Olympics

neg: Jeev Milkha Singh the third golfer to receive Arjuna Award in 1999. His best season in Europe until 2006 was in 1999, when he came 50th on the Order of Merit. He struggled with injury in the early years of the new millennium. In April 2006 he won the Volvo China Open, becoming the second Indian player to win on the European Tour after Arjun Atwal. He also won the season ending Volvo Masters, which elevated him to a final position of 16th on the Order of Merit. He finished 2006 as the winner of the Asian Tour Order of Merit and capped

neg: Steven Solomon of the Year in 2011. At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London at the age of 19, he competed in the finals of the Men's 400 m race, placing eighth with a time of 45.14, after running a time of 44.97 in the semifinals. Two and a half years prior, Solomon had never run a 400m race. He was the first Australian man in 24 years to reach the 400m final at the Olympics. He also ran on Australia's 4x400 relay team that ran 3:03.17 in the first round, and did not advance to the final. He won the 2012

neg: Bhaag Milkha Bhaag members. Milkha Singh refused a large offer for allowing his story to be adapted and charged a token amount of , as he believed if the film could "inspire our young people and result in India's first Olympic track gold, that would [be] reward enough for him." It took the next two and half years to write the story. According to the director, it is not a sports film, but a film about human spirit. In 2010, early contenders of the lead role were Abhishek Bachchan and Akshay Kumar. While Bachchan was preferred by Mehra, Kumar was preferred by Milkha

neg: 2008 PGA Championship Schwartzel, Jeev Milkha Singh, Scott Strange, Toru Taniguchi, Bubba Watson, Steve Webster, Lee Westwood, Oliver Wilson 12. Vacancies are filled by the first available player from the list of alternates (those below 70th place in official money standings) <br> Lengths of the course for previous majors: "Thursday, August 7, 2008" A lengthy weather delay forced a few pairings to complete their first round on Friday morning. It was clear though on Thursday that Robert Karlsson and Jeev Milkha Singh would share the 18-hole lead after shooting matching 68s. Sergio García, still looking for his first major championship, headed up a

neg: Manpreet Singh (field hockey) in India. Manpreet is engaged with a Malaysian "Illi Najwa Saddique" of Pakistani descent. He first met her when the team featured in the "Sultan of Johor Cup in 2013" where Indian team won the Gold Medal. Before the game he focuses and relaxes by meditating with yoga, playing PlayStation and by listening to the Punjabi Bhangra music specially by Diljit Dosanjh and Honey Singh. He carries his PlayStation with him whenever he travels for matches. He is a fan of Salman Khan and enjoys watching movies of sports genre, such as , Chak De! India and Bhaag Milkha Bhaag,

neg: Steven Solomon Steven Solomon Steven Solomon (born 16 May 1993) is an Australian Olympic sprinter. He is a five-time defending Australian 400 metres champion. In 2011, he broke the 30-year-old national junior record in the 400m. At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London at the age of 19, Solomon competed in the finals of the men's 400m race, placing eighth with a time of 45.14 after running a time of 44.97 in the semifinals. He was the first Australian man in 24 years to reach the 400m Olympic final. At the 2012 IAAF World Junior Championships he won a bronze medal. At

neg: Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (soundtrack) attended by Milkha Singh and the films stars, Farhan Akhtar and Sonam Kapoor. The album received critical acclaim upon release. Joginder Tuteja of "Movie Talkies" gave the album three and a half stars, stating "Bhaag Milkha Bhaag is a very good album and it wins on quite a few accounts, especially in the fact that it never loses sight of the film's theme. Moreover, Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, who had not been in the Bollywood scheme of things for a while, return with a bang and demonstrate how they cannot be away from the scene for long.He also said that this album is

neg: Divya Dutta portrayal of Jalebi in the 2009 drama film "Delhi-6". Dutta continued to establish herself with character roles in the 2011 film "Stanley Ka Dabba" and the 2012 drama "Heroine". In 2013, she received attention for her performances in "Gippi" and the biographical sports drama film "Bhaag Milkha Bhaag", in which she played Ishri Kaur, the sister of Milkha Singh. For her role in the latter, she received several awards and nominations, including her second IIFA Award for Best Supporting Actress. To date, she has acted in more than sixty feature films, including, two international productions. In television, she played Purnima

neg: Golf in India be achieved by: Future course development seems inevitable and may need to come, hand-in-hand with real estate opportunity. Provided that the challenges that exist in India can be overcome, there is great potential in this growing golf market. Golf in India Golf in India is a growing sport. Golf is especially popular among the wealthier classes, but has not yet caught on with others due the expenses involved in playing. The most successful Indian golfers are Jeev Milkha Singh and Anirban Lahiri. Singh won three titles on the European Tour, four on the Japan Golf Tour, and six on the

neg: St. Peter's College, Agra national sporting figure. Kapil Dev, Milkha Singh, P. T. Usha, Kiran Bedi, Ajay Jadeja, Murali Kartik have been the few dignitaries who have attended the Sports Day. The college also organizes inter-collegiate events. The most popular of these is the "Archbishop Athaide Memorial Football Tournament" which has been running for around 40 years. Other tournaments include those for basketball, cricket, tennis, swimming, Roller skating, and athletics. St. Peter's College has won the 'Shah Jahan Trophy' for seven consecutive years in the Moon School Olympics, an annual sporting event in which students from the schools of Agra District participate as teams.

neg: 1958 Asian Games medal table at the Games, and athletes from 11 of these nations won at least one gold medal. Indian national record holder in 200– and 400 metres, Milkha Singh, won gold medals in both the events and set a new Asian Games record in 400 metres. 1956 Melbourne Olympics silver medallist in 400– and 1500 metres freestyle events, Tsuyoshi Yamanaka, won gold medals in these two events. The Japanese 4×100 metres medley relay team of Keiji Hase (backstroke), Masaru Furukawa (breaststroke), Manabu Koga (freestyle) and Takashi Ishimoto (butterfly) won the gold medal with a time of 4:17.2 and broke the world record.

neg: Jacques Borlée Championships in Athletics in Daegu, Kevin won the bronze medal in the 400m individual, with Jonathan ending in fifth place. At the 2010 European Athletics Championships in Barcelona, Kevin won the gold medal in the 400m race, while the 4 × 400 m relay team with the two Borlée brothers won the bronze medal. The team achieved the same at the 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships as well. Olivia Borlée was the national champion of Belgium over 100m in 2008 and 2009, and over 200m in 2009. Kevin Borlée was Belgian champion over 400m in 2007 and over 200m in

neg: Bhaag Milkha Bhaag He falls in love with Biro (Sonam Kapoor), but she asks him to live a life of honesty. Milkha finds himself in the army where he gets noticed by a havaldar (sergeant) after he wins a race in which the top 10 runners will get milk, two eggs and excused from exercise. He gets selected for service commission where he is miffed and gets beaten up by senior players whom he had defeated earlier, on the day before selection of Indian team for Olympics. In spite of being injured, he participates in the race. Overcoming his pain, he wins the

neg: Athletics in India in Athletics jumping 6.70 m. Till 2010 Milkha Singh was the only athlete to win an individual gold medal at a Commonwealth Games but at 2010 Commonwealth Games, Krishna Punia created history by winning the Women's discus throw gold medal for India after 52 years and as first woman to win a gold in athletics at Commonwealth Games. In the same edition of Commonwealth games Manjeet Kaur, Sini Jose, Ashwini Akkunji & Mandeep Kaur won the Women's 4 × 400 m (Relay) gold medal. At 2014 Commonwealth Games Vikas Gowda won the Men's Discus Throw gold medal. Hima Das is

neg: Arjan Kripal Singh Arjan Kripal Singh Arjan Kripal Singh (born 13 February 1969 in Madras (now Chennai), Tamil Nadu), is an Indian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler. He hails from a family of cricketers with his grandfather A. G. Ram Singh playing in two unofficial Test matches, his father A. G. Kripal Singh (14 Test matches) and uncle A. G. Milkha Singh (4 Test matches) representing India in Test cricket. Another uncle A.G. Satwender Singh played first class cricket for Madras cricket team and Tamil Nadu cricket team. His brother Swaran Kripal Singh played in domestic cricket

neg: Arjan Kripal Singh due to Arjan's contributions. Arjan Kripal Singh Arjan Kripal Singh (born 13 February 1969 in Madras (now Chennai), Tamil Nadu), is an Indian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler. He hails from a family of cricketers with his grandfather A. G. Ram Singh playing in two unofficial Test matches, his father A. G. Kripal Singh (14 Test matches) and uncle A. G. Milkha Singh (4 Test matches) representing India in Test cricket. Another uncle A.G. Satwender Singh played first class cricket for Madras cricket team and Tamil Nadu cricket team. His brother Swaran Kripal Singh

neg: Bhaag Milkha Bhaag friend's son. He also meets his friend Sampreet. In the games, initially the Pakistani favorite is winning, but Milkha takes the lead overtaking opponents one by one, taking a convincing lead, and winning the race and respect of the two nations. The president of Pakistan, General Ayub Khan, impressed by his effort gives him the title "The Flying Sikh". Jawaharlal Nehru declares a day in the name of Milkha as national holiday as desired by Milkha himself. After the release of "Delhi-6" (2009), director Om Prakash Mehra started developing two projects: a historical love story, "Mirza Sahiban", and a biopic

neg: Kirani James world champion at the age of 18. The medal was the first for Grenada in any event at the World championships in athletics. Nine days later, James won the 400m at the 2011 IAAF Diamond League in Zürich with a new personal best of 44.36 seconds. At the London 2012 Olympics, James won the second 400m semi-final, achieving a season best of 44.59 seconds. At the end of the race, James exchanged name tags with double-amputee runner Oscar Pistorius as a sign of respect for him. On 6 August 2012, James won the 400m Olympic gold in a time of

neg: Julius Achon life story is chronicled in the book "The Boy Who Runs," by John Brant. At the age of 10, Achon began to run, inspired by stories of John Akii-Bua, the Ugandan 400m hurdler who won Olympic gold in 1972. When he was 12, Achon was abducted by the Lord's Resistance Army, which was waging a civil war, and taken to a camp 100 miles away. He escaped and a year later entered and won his first official race, which earned him a place at the district championships in Lira. To get to the stadium 42 miles away, Achon had to

neg: Arjun Atwal Tresper Clarke High School, in Westbury, New York. After turning professional in 1995 he became one of the leading players on the Asian Tour, topping the order of merit in 2003 and becoming the first man to win a million U.S. dollars on the tour by winning the Hero Honda Masters on home soil in the same year. Atwal was the second Indian golfer to earn membership of the European Tour after Jeev Milkha Singh and the first to win on a European Tour event when he notched up a five stroke victory in the 2002 Caltex Singapore Masters, which

neg: Vijay Singh the FedEx Cup race with three events remaining. At the second event of the playoffs, he triumphed once again, this time at the Deutsche Bank Championship bewildering the field with a five strokes victory and a final round 63. He had won three times in his last five starts and created an almost insurmountable lead in the points race. He would not contend in the remaining two events, but by playing in both the 2008 FedEx Cup title belonged to Singh. His season which looked to be a major disappointment in July turned into an historic year for Singh: he

neg: Jeev Milkha Singh of Merit title on the Asian Tour. In 2009, Singh finished the WGC-CA Championship in fourth place, after leading round one. Singh played on the Nationwide Tour in 2003. He played on the PGA Tour from 2007 to 2010, where his best finish was 4th place at the 2009 WGC-CA Championship. Singh received India's fourth highest civil honour, the Padma Shri, in 2007. On 15 July 2012, Singh beat Francesco Molinari in a sudden-death playoff to win the Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open, the week before the 2012 Open Championship. The win secured Singh a spot in the 2012 Open

neg: Steven Solomon Australia National Championship in the 400m in a time of 45.54, despite his hamstring injury. At the 2012 IAAF World Junior Championships in Barcelona, Spain, he won a bronze medal in the 400m as he set a personal record of 45.52. He was awarded the 2012 Richard Coombes Memorial Award for Most Outstanding Male Athlete. Solomon competed for Australia again as captain of the junior soccer team at the 2013 Maccabiah Games. At those Games he also competed in track, and won a silver medal in the 400m race, with a time of 46.24. At the 2013 Morton Games in

neg: A. G. Kripal Singh A. G. Kripal Singh Amritsar Govindsingh Kripal Singh (6 August 1933 – 22 July 1987) was an Indian Test cricketer. Kripal Singh came from a famous cricketing family. His father A. G. Ram Singh was unlucky not to play for India, his brother Milkha Singh was a Test cricketer, and another brother, two sons and a nephew all played first-class cricket. He was an attacking batsman and a useful off spin bowler. He played a leading role in Madras winning the Ranji Trophy in 1954-55, scoring 636 runs and taking 13 wickets. In the semi-final against Bengal he hit 98

neg: Vijay Singh in PGA Tour history. This win got Singh his 18th tour win over the age of 40, surpassing Sam Snead as most over 40 wins, and making all-time over 40 tour winner. He won again at The Arnold Palmer Invitational in March, but did not win for the rest of the year which turned into a disappointing year for Singh. He did not finish in a top ten of a major for the first time in ten years and finished 10th in the FedEx Cup race. He went through swing changes during the end of 2007 which resulted in weeks

neg: Mark Ladbrook Mark Ladbrook Mark Daniel Ladbrook (born 6 February 1972 in Melbourne, Victoria) is a retired Australian track and field athlete who specialised in the 200m and the 400m. Ladbrook represented Australia at the 1996 Olympics in the 400m and the 4 × 400 m. He did not make it past the heats in the 400m, but reached the semi-finals in the relay. He was the National Champion in the 400m at the 1996 National Championships In 1994, Ladbrook won the prestigious Bay Sheffield footrace held at Glenelg, South Australia and later competed in the annual Stawell Gift professional race, making

neg: Sebastian Coe 14 m in distance) faster than anyone on record at both distances. Between these two record breaking runs he won the Europa Cup 800 m semi-final, running the last 100 m in 11.3 (the fastest ever recorded in a major international race), and achieved a personal best of 3:31.95 in the 1500 metres, despite dreadful pace making (he went through 400m in 52.4 and 800m in 1:49.1; the fastest ever start to an international 1500m race at the time) by US half-miler, James Robinson, who passed 400m in 51.5, in the initial stages. In August he won the gold medal