Milkha Singh: Relive legendary Indian sprinter's life through pictures

Nirmal Kaur and Milkha Singh both died of Covid-19 related within 5 days of each other

Milkha Singh was a four-time Asian Games gold medallist and 1958 CWG champion

Milkha Singh is responsible for putting India on the global athletics map

Milkha Singh was born on 20 November 1929 in Govindpura, a village in the Punjab Province of Pakistan

Milkha Singh represented India in 3 Olympic Games and was bestowed the Padma Shri in 1959

Milkha Singh, who was also called The Flying Sikh, is best remembered for his fourth-placed finish in the 400m final at the 1960 Rome Olympics