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The Sikh had missed the bus only four years ago when six Indian athletes had participated in the 1920 Antwerp
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came to recognise his worth and helped him take a well-deserved place in the seven -man athletic team. It is true that the team then did not bring home any laurels, but it is on record that two among the Indian athletic team performed really well, and one of them was Dalip Singh. In the long jump
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Born at Dolon Kalan village (now in
Ludhiana), Dalip Singh had his schooling in Mission School, that he joined Forman Christian College and Law College, Lahore. Even at School he showed potential of a good sportsman, nay all-rounder. In fact, he emerged as a fine athlete, showing great skill in
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To the late
Brigadier Dalip Singh goes the credit of being the first Sikh to represent India in the Olympics. The 1924 Olympic Games were held in Paris in which India sent a contingent of seven athletes. In this seven-man squad, two Sikhs, Dalip and Palam made their debut.
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Dalip Singh besides being a fine athlete was a good hockey player also. When the trials were to be held at Lahore (now in
Pakistan) for the Paris Olympics, Dalip Singh was scheduled to play for Patiala Tigers, a hockey team. It was here that the
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In fact, Dalip Singh can be described as a very distinguished man, In World War II, Dalip served in the
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Another honour which went to Dalip Singh was that he was the first Indian, a Sikh, to be the torch-bearer at the inaugural Asian Games at Delhi in 1951.
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