Chandigarh, Jul 11: Few would deny the role of Nirmal Milkha Singh in helping her husband and famed athlete Milkha Singh establish himself as a sports administrator, once he hung up his boots.
As the much-awaited biopic " Bhaag Milkha Bhaag" on "The Flying Sikh" gets a special screening in the Western Army Command at Chandimandir, on Thursday, Nirmal is likely to be there to cheer her life partner from a wheelchair despite being laid up with an injured leg for six months.
Former captain of the Indian women's volleyball team, who represented the national squad from late 1950s till early 1960s, Nirmal fracture her leg after slipping.
Milkha said, "My wife has not been keeping well for the six-seven months as her leg got broken. We took her to Max Super Specialty Hospital at Saket in New Delhi for treatment. She has been operated twice and she is yet to recover fully. However, she earnestly wishes to be at the movie's special screening on Thursday so we intend to take her to the theatre in a wheelchair."
The legendary athlete, known for his exploits in the 400-metre event during the 1960 Rome Olympics where he missed the bronze medal by a whisker, said Nirmal has been treated by renowned orthopaedic surgeon Dr S K S Marya.
"The doctors have advised her bed rest for complete rehabilitation so that she can resume her normal routine. Therefore we are not taking any chances as she has been bedridden for a while," said Milkha, a day ahead of the special screening.
The movie "Bhaag Milkha Bhaag", directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, traces the rise of Milkha from obscurity and hunger to being the finest athlete that India has ever produced. En route to reaching the finals of the 400m event in Rome Olympics where he finished fourth, Milkha clocked a time 45.6 seconds, which lasted as a national record for nearly four decades.
He was also the first Indian to win a gold medal in the Commonwealth Games when he pocketed the yellow metal in the 400m race at Cardiff (Wales) in 1958. For the record, Milkha won 77 out of 80 races in the 400m event in his sporting career.
The legendary athlete, known for his exploits in the 400-metre event during the 1960 Rome Olympics where he missed the bronze medal by a whisker, said, "The doctors have advised her bed rest so that she can resume her normal routine. Therefore we are not taking any chances as she has been bedridden for a while," said Milkha, a day ahead of the special screening.
The movie, "Bhaag Milkha Bhaag", directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, traces the ascent of Milkha from obscurity and hunger to the finest athlete that India has ever produced. En route to reaching the finals of the 400m event in Rome Olympics where he finished fourth, Milkha clocked a time 45.6 seconds, which lasted as a national record for nearly four decades. He was also the first Indian to win a gold medal in the Commonwealth Games when he pocketed the yellow metal in the 400m race at Cardiff (Wales) in 1958. For the record, Milkha won 77 out of 80 races in the 400m event in his sporting career.
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