Milkha Singh (File Photo) 
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Goa to name athletic stadium after Milkha Singh: CM

The Goa government will rename the Bambolim athletic stadium located near Panaji after the 'flying Sikh' and ace Indian athelete, late Milkha Singh, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said on Friday.

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"The Bambolim stadium will be named after the flying Sikh, late Milkha Singh. A formal decision will be taken in some days," Sawant said. 

Singh, 91, died due to Covid-related complications in June this year. 

On August 31, the state government had also named a hockey stadium near Mapusa town in north Goa after legendary Olympian Major Dhyan Chand.

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