Paramjit Singh (born August 22, 1971) is an Indian athlete who competed in the

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at the

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. In 1998 Paramjit Singh broke the 38-year-old National record for the 400m that had been set by

Milkha Singh Milkha Singh (20 November 1929 18 June 2021), also known as The Flying Sikh, was an Indian track and field sprinter who was introduced to the sport while serving in the Indian Army. He is the only athlete to win gold at 400 metres at the A ...

. He was also part of the Indian relay team that won a

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in the 4 x 400 m relay at the

1998 Asian Games The 1998 Asian Games (), officially known as the 13th Asian Games and the XIII Asiad, was an Asian multi-sport event celebrated in Bangkok, Thailand from December 6 to 20, 1998, with 377 events in 36 sports and disciplines participated by 6,554 ...

. The team set the Indian national record in the event.

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Living people 1971 births Indian male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for India Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Asian Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Asian Games Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Asian Games silver medalists for India Asian Games bronze medalists for India Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games Recipients of the Arjuna Award {{India-athletics-bio-stub