New Delhi, Apr 1:
India’s legendary sprinter Milkha Singh today said that doping is like cancer and government needs to take some strict measures to curb this menace.
“Doping is like cancer. If you visit the changing rooms or bathrooms of the athletes you will find syringes. They know that if they dope then they will have more strength. To stop this menace, it is important that govt takes some strict measures,” said the 86-year-old at the launch of a multi-sport fitness programme, Milkha Surefit, which aims at identifying and nurturing sports potential of young school children.
“Govt needs to sack the coaches and doctors of the athletes as it is not possible to dope without their knowledge.It is a shame for the parents and the country as a whole and needs to be dealt with firmly,” he added.
Milkha said he was deeply pained and cried like hell after missing the Olympic medal during the Rome Olympics. He now wants to see an Indian winning an Olympic gold in athletics before he breathes his last.
“I ran in Olympics in 1960. It has been 55 years since, still we could not produce another Milkha out of the 120 crore people of India. Before I die, I want to see an Indian winning an Olympic gold medal in Athletics which slipped out of my fingers,” he said. (PTI)
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