Artist Varun Tandon with Milkha Singh’s portrait in Chandigarh. Pradeep Tewari
Chandigarh, November 20
Chandigarh Athletics Association (CAA) paid homage to late Milkha Singh on his birth anniversary, at DAV College, Sector 10, here today.
Milkha, who died of post-Covid complications on June 18, was one of the most sought-after personalities of the city.
Though the CAA and UT Sports Department failed to fulfil Milkha’s dream of having a synthetic track for the city athletes, the sports body today unveiled the Flying Sikh’s 30-feet long portrait.
Artist Varun Tandon made Milkha's portrait with lime powder, which is usually used to mark athletics track.
“It took almost a month to make this portrait. I made this portrait the same as Milkha’s iconic picture in which he is seen running,” said Tandon.
The event was attended by Ravider Chaudhry, secretary general, Athletics Federation of India; Tejdeep Singh Saini, Director, Sports Department; CAA president Harjinder Singh Gill and secretary Jaspinder Singh. — TNS
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