 He represented India in the 1962 Asian Games in Jakarta where he won a relay gold in 4 x 400 metres and a silver in the 400 metres.For Makhan Singh, the artillery gunner, the National Games had special significance.He took part in all the Games from 1959 to 1964 and won a total of 12 golds, three silvers and one bronze, the last one in Calcutta where he signed off being his most outing.