However, all that changed in the Munich Olympics in 1972. I picked up a silver medal in the 1974 Asian Games at Teheran.” He further said, “There was so much of bonhomie and no threat of terrorists. I won the discus throw gold medal in the 19 Asian Games. During an interview, he said, “I wanted my parents to be proud of my achievements and represented the country in hammer and discus throws in Asian Games and Olympics. Praveen believes that a lot of changes have occurred in sports over the period.When Praveen was a teenager, there were no gyms in his area, and he used to wake up in the morning at 3 and exercise using the ingots of the mill that his mother used for grinding the grains. Praveen Kumar receiving the Arjuna Award in 1967 Son- He has one son who works at Jet Airways. He did his schooling from a government school in Sarhali Kalan. He breathed his last at his Ashok Vihar residence in New Delhi. ‘Bheem’ in the Indian epic TV series “Mahabharat” (1988) Actor, Politician, Hammer and Discus Thrower
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