Legendary Athlete Milkha Singh discharged, wife in ICU

Milkha Singh, the legendary Indian sprinter, was released from a private hospital on Sunday after receiving treatment for a Covid-19 infection, despite the fact that he remains on oxygen.

While Milkha, who is 91 years old, was discharged in good health at the request of his family, his 82-year-old wife Nirmal Kaur had to be transferred to the Intensive Care Unit on Saturday night due to an increased oxygen need.

“On the request of the family, Mr Milkha Singh was discharged from the hospital today in a stable condition. He is on oxygen and nutritional support,” In an update, the Fortis hospital in Mohali stated.

“Mrs Milkha Singh had to be shifted to the ICU last night due to increasing oxygen requirements. She continues to be stable.”

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They were being treated with Covid-19 pneumonia, according to the hospital. While Milkha was admitted to the hospital on Monday, his wife, who tested positive for the extremely contagious virus, was admitted to the same facility on Wednesday.

Jeev, the couple's son, and ace golfer arrived in Chandigarh from Dubai on Saturday, while Mona Milkha Singh, the golfer's elder sister who is a doctor in the United States, arrived a few days earlier.

Milkha is thought to have picked up the virus from a house help. The renowned athlete won four Asian Games gold medals and won the Commonwealth Games in 1958, but his best result was a fourth-place finish in the 1960 Rome Olympics 400m final.

His time in the Italian capital was the national record for 38 years until it was broken in 1998 by Paramjeet Singh.

He also represented India in the Olympics in 1956 and 1964, and in 1959 he was awarded the Padma Shri.