Milkha Singh Health Update: Legendary Athlete 'Better and More Stable', Says Hospital

Chandigarh, June 4: Legendary athlete Milkha Singh, who was on Thursday admitted to a neighborhood hospital after he complained of a low oxygen stage, is secure and is being monitored by a group of medical specialists, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) stated on Friday.

"Flying Sikh Shri Milkha Singh ji being unwell due to Covid-19 was admitted in ICU of NHE block of the PGIMER on Thursday. On the basis of all the medical parameters on Friday, his condition has been observed better and more stable than Thursday. He is being closely monitored by a team of three doctors at PGIMER," stated professor Ashok Kumar, official spokesperson of Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), in a medical bulletin on Friday.

While 91-year-old Singh was earlier admitted to Fortis Hospital in close by Mohali, on Thursday he was taken to the PGIMER in his residence metropolis Chandigarh. Four days after he was discharged from a Mohali hospital, he complained of low oxygen stage and was admitted once more to a neighborhood hospital in Chandigarh. Milkha Singh Admitted to ICU at PGI Chandigarh Due to Dipping Levels of Oxygen , Former Indian Sprinter Had Tested Positive for COVID-19.

Singh's spouse Nirmal continues to be within the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and is below remark in Fortis, Mohali. Nirmal, 82, was final week admitted to the hospital after she examined optimistic for Covid-19 pneumonia.

Singh is finest recognized for his exploits through the 400m race on the 1960Rome Olympic Games the place he missed the rostrum by a whisker. He clocked 45.73secs to complete fourth in a photograph end.

Singh's file was damaged by Paramjeet Singh at a nationwide meet in Kolkata in 1998. Paramjeet clocked 45.70 secs on an artificial monitor whereas Singh had run on a cinder monitor.

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