Three days after recovering from the dreaded Coronavirus, the health of 'Flying Sikh' Milkha Singh suddenly deteriorated on Thursday. He has been admitted to Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of a top hospital here due to "dipping levels of oxygen" but he is in "stable" condition.
The legendary Indian sprinter has been admitted in ICU in Covid hospital of PGIMER today due to dipping levels of oxygen, a statement issued by Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) said, as per PTI.
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The 91-year-old has been kept under the supervision of doctors and is stable now. Milkha Singh was discharged from the hospital three days ago, on May 31.
On May 20, he had tested Covid-19 positive, after which he was kept in home quarantine for a few days. But after his health deteriorated, he was admitted to a private hospital on May 24, from where he was discharged on May 31. Milkha Singh's 82-year-old wife Nirmal Kauris is also Coronavirus positive and her treatment is still going on.
Milkha Singh was born on 20 November 1929 in Punjab, Pakistan. At that time there was no partition of India and Pakistan. After partition, Milkha came to Delhi with his sister.
Milkha Singh won many medals in the 200 meters and 400 meters races. He was the first athlete from independent India to win a gold medal at the 1960 Commonwealth Games. In this race, he completed 400 meters in just 46.6 seconds. Milkha Singh finished fourth in the 400m final at the 1960 Rome Olympics.