MILKHA SINGH Padma sri. He was from Corps of Electrical and Mechanical Engineers of Indian army. He became  very famous when he won a gold medal at Olympics in  running. He passed away on 18 june 2021 at Chadigarh at advanced age of 91  due to covid 19 .Flying Sikh popularly known , was an Indian track and field sprinter who was introduced to the sport while serving in the Indian Army. He is the only athlete to win gold at 400 metres at the Asian Games as well the Commonwealth Games. He also won gold medals in the 1958 and 1962 Asian Games. He represented India in the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome and the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. He was awarded the Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest civilian honour, in recognition of his sporting achievements.  He is the best athletics sportsman ever produced  by India.