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Detailed explanation-1: -Milkha Singh was born on 20 November 1929 into a Rathore Rajput Sikh family. His birthplace was Govindpura, a village 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from Muzaffargarh city in Punjab Province, British India (now Muzaffargarh District, Pakistan). He was one of 15 siblings, eight of whom died before the Partition of India.

Detailed explanation-2: -By the time of the Rome 1960 Olympics, Milkha Singh was widely known as ‘the Flying Sikh’ and came within a photo finish of reaching the heights of an Olympic podium. Running in the 400m, Milkha Singh was leading till the 200m mark when he decided to ease off, a mistake that allowed others to overtake him.