‘The Race of My Life : An Autobiography’ is the autobiography of which of the following persons?

The correct answer is Milkha Singh.

Key PointsMilkha Singh: 

• Milkha Singh was born in 1929 in Gobindpura village in the Muzaffargarh district of Pakistan.
• During the 1947 partition, he became an orphan and moved to India.
• Known as the Flying Sikh, Padma Shree Milkha Singh was an Indian field sprinter and track runner.
• He is the only athlete to win a gold medal in the 400 meters race at the Commonwealth Games and the Asian Games.
• Milkha Singh set a national record in the 1960 Olympics by winning fourth place in the 400m race in 45.73 seconds.
• This record remained for almost 40 years.
• He was conferred India’s fourth-highest civilian honour, Padma Shri for his sporting achievements.
• ‘Bhaag Milkha Bhaag’, directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra and starring Farhan Akhtar and Sonam Kapoor, portrayed Milkha Singh’s biography.
• His autobiography, The Race of My Life (co-written with his daughter Sonia Sanwalka), was published in 2013. 
• Apart from these achievements, in 1960, he was persuaded by then Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru to run against Abdul Khaliq in Pakistan, whom he defeated. He then received the title of “the Flying Sikh” from General Ayub.
• The veteran athlete succumbed to death on 18th June 2021 from COVID-related complications at 91.

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