by Global Indian | Aug 9, 2021
(August 9, 2021; 7.15 pm) As the world watched with bated breath, India’s Gold Medalist Neeraj Chopra, flexed his arm before he swung it in a deep arc to launch his javelin, in what can only be termed a monster throw. As it landed at 87.58 m, the audience erupted in...
by Global Indian | Jun 23, 2021
When Milkha Singh participated in the 1960 Rome Olympics, he missed bagging a medal by a whisker. The regret stayed with him for the rest of his life. The ace sprinter hoped that one day an Indian would bring home an Olympics medal. While we may not yet have cracked...
by Global Indian | Jun 19, 2021
On Friday, India’s Flying Sikh breathed his last after a prolonged battle with COVID-19. The 91-year-old Milkha Singh, who’d maintained an active lifestyle right till the end, was diagnosed with Covid in May and was under home quarantine. A week later though, things...
