🏅 A champion on the track, but forgotten off it.
Sarwan Singh delivered one of India’s proudest athletics moments in 1954, winning gold in the 110m hurdles at the Asian Games with a brilliant 14.7-second run.
A decorated athlete and former Army serviceman, his journey after sport tells a far more difficult story. With little support after retirement, he struggled to make ends meet and was eventually forced to drive a taxi in Ambala. In a heartbreaking turn, he even had to sell his gold medal for survival.
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