Praveen Kumar is a sanda fighter from India. He became the world champion at the 2019 World Wushu Championships in Shanghai, China in men's Sanda 48 kg, and thus became the first Indian male athlete to a win gold medal at Wushu World Championships.[2][3][4]
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| National team |  India | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Haryana, India | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Wushu athlete, Boxer | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Employer | Indian Army | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 48 Kg | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wushu | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Sanda | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Rajesh Tailor[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He also won a silver medal at the 2016 Asian Wushu Championships in Taoyuan, Taiwan, in the men's Sanda 48 kg category.[5] In domestic competition, Kumar won a silver medal in the 2014 junior nationals in and a gold medal at the 2015 senior nationals.[6] He is currently serving in the Indian Army.[7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Desk, S. C. (5 September 2016). "India Win Four Silver And 5 Bronze At Sixth Asian Wushu Championships - SportsCrunch".
{{cite news}}:|last1=has generic name (help) - ^ "Praveen Kumar becomes first Indian to win gold medal at Wushu World Championships". Scroll.in. 23 October 2019.
- ^ Naik, Shivani (24 October 2019). "Praveen Kumar: Wushu gets a poster boy". Indian Express.
- ^ "Failed boxer to world Wushu champ, Praveen Kumar's sojourn". New Indian Express. 21 November 2019.
- ^ Ghoshal, Shuvro (6 September 2016). "India wins 9 medals at the Asian Wushu Championships". Sportskeeda.
- ^ "Self-belief made me win World Wushu Championships: Praveen Kumar". Business Standard. 28 October 2019.
- ^ "Praveen Kumar's world title ignites interest in Wushu". Sportstar. The Hindu.
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