Rajinder Singh MBE | |
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Born | 1946 or 1947 (age 76–77)
[1] India |
Nationality | British |
Notable work | Health and fitness videos |
Rajinder Singh, MBE, more popularly known as the 'Skipping Sikh', is a British-Indian septuagenarian health and fitness personality. [1]
During the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, Singh started sharing exercise videos to inspire older members of the Asian community [2] to stay healthy whilst also raising money for the NHS. [3]
In 2021 Singh was invited to watch tennis in Wimbledon from the royal box. [4] In the same year he also fulfilled a lifelong dream by running his first marathon at the age of 74. [5] [6]
He arrived in the UK from India in 1970 after his father, a soldier in the British Indian Army, encouraged him to build a better life abroad. [7]
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Rajinder Singh MBE | |
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Born | 1946 or 1947 (age 76–77)
[1] India |
Nationality | British |
Notable work | Health and fitness videos |
Rajinder Singh, MBE, more popularly known as the 'Skipping Sikh', is a British-Indian septuagenarian health and fitness personality. [1]
During the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, Singh started sharing exercise videos to inspire older members of the Asian community [2] to stay healthy whilst also raising money for the NHS. [3]
In 2021 Singh was invited to watch tennis in Wimbledon from the royal box. [4] In the same year he also fulfilled a lifelong dream by running his first marathon at the age of 74. [5] [6]
He arrived in the UK from India in 1970 after his father, a soldier in the British Indian Army, encouraged him to build a better life abroad. [7]
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