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Milkha singh to be given the Bharat Gaurav Award

Kolkata’s football club East Bengal on 26 July 2016 announced that the 2016 Bharat Gaurav Award, also known as Pride of India Award, will be conferred on legendary athlete Milkha Singh.
•    Milkha Singh is a former Indian track and field sprinter.
•    He is also known as The Flying Sikh.
•    He was introduced to the sport while serving in the Indian Army.
•    He also won gold medals in the 1958 and 1962 Asian Games.
•    He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1958.
•    East Bengal Football Club is a professional football club.
•    It is based in Kolkata, West Bengal.
•    It was founded on 1 August 1920.
•    It currently competes in the I-League, the top-tier of Indian football pyramid.
•    The club is the current holder of the Calcutta Football League.
•    The club has represented India the most number of times in the Asian competitions.

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