Answer :
Arjuna Award was won by Milkha Singh however he did not accept it.
Milkha Singh also known as "The Flying Sikh" was born on 17th October, 1935.
He served the Indian Army and then he joined into the sport section. He was a sprinter and he had bagged gold medals at the commonwealth games; thus becoming the only male individual bagging such a huge title.
He was from a very small place of Pakistan known as Govindapura. As a child he has suffered from the riots between the Hindus and the Muslims. His sister was his only inspiration and motivated him to get the success he had always dreamed of.
He also became the Director of sports in the Punjab Ministry of Education.
He got the following awards too:
Gold Medal – 1958 Commonwealth Games – 400 m
Gold Medal – 1958 Asian Games – 200 m and 400 m
Gold Medal – 1962 Asian Games
Padma Shri – 1959
Milkha Singh also known as "The Flying Sikh" was born on 17th October, 1935.
He served the Indian Army and then he joined into the sport section. He was a sprinter and he had bagged gold medals at the commonwealth games; thus becoming the only male individual bagging such a huge title.
He was from a very small place of Pakistan known as Govindapura. As a child he has suffered from the riots between the Hindus and the Muslims. His sister was his only inspiration and motivated him to get the success he had always dreamed of.
He also became the Director of sports in the Punjab Ministry of Education.
He got the following awards too:
Gold Medal – 1958 Commonwealth Games – 400 m
Gold Medal – 1958 Asian Games – 200 m and 400 m
Gold Medal – 1962 Asian Games
Padma Shri – 1959