Sports University, Patiala to have a chair after Milkha Singh's name

CHANDIGARH: A chair will be established after Milkha Singh's name at the

Sports University

,

Patiala

, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh announced on Saturday.


The legendary track and field athlete Milkha Singh died of

COVID-19

related complications on Friday night.

"We are going to have a Milkha Singh Chair in Sports University, Patiala," the Chief Minister told reporters outside Milkha's Sector 8 residence.

Singh, accompanied by state Sports Minister Rana Gurmit Singh Sodhi, had gone to meet Milkha's son Jeev and other family members to offer his condolences.