Who among the following Pakistani Presidents called Milkha Singh “The Flying Sikh”?

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answered Feb 28, 2022 by Kratikaathwar (115k points)
selected Feb 28, 2022 by AvantikaJha

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Correct Answer - Option 1 : Ayub Khan

The correct answer is Ayub Khan.

Singh was persuaded by Jawaharlal Nehru to set aside his memories of the Partition era to race successfully in 1960 against Abdul Khaliq in Pakistan, where a post-race comment by the then General Ayub Khan led to him acquiring the nickname of The Flying Sikh.
He represented India in the 200m and 400m competitions of the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games.
He was and still is the only athlete to win Gold in the 400m at the Asian as well the Commonwealth Games.
He also won gold medals in the 1958 and 1962 Asian Games.

Muhammad Ayub Khan was a five-star Pakistan Army general and the second President of Pakistan who forcibly assumed the presidency from the first president Iskander Mirza.