India’s ‘Flying Sikh’ Milkha Singh dies aged 91

Former Indian athlete Milkha Singh has died aged 91 (Tsering Topgyal, File/AP)

A former Indian sprinter who overcame a childhood tragedy to become the country’s most celebrated athlete has died at the age of 91.

Milkha Singh’s family said he died late on Friday of complications from Covid-19 in a hospital in the northern city of Chandigarh.