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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