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यात्ा क बाि म हम कछ बता सकत ह? medal at the Paris paralympics. He credited this
उ: उस िति जब म स्ल म थया सीबीएसई स्ल होन क बयािजद लोगों remarkable achievement to his mentor, Dr Satyapal
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को परया स्ोरस क बयार म कोई जयानकयारी यया कवहय जयागरूकतया नहीं Singh, expressing immense gratitude for his guidance
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थी। वफर भी विद्यालय स्र और सीबीएसई क क्स्र स्र पर खलन े and support.
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क वलए जयातया थया और पदक भी जीततया थया। पहल खलो इवडयया म भी
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म आयया थया वजसम म छठ स्यान पर रहया थया क्ोंनवक म बीमयार हो गयया। Q: Which competitions have you participated in, and
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लवकन उसक बयाद जब म वजलया स्र पर खलन गयया तब मझ पतया चलया how do you feel when you don’t win?
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की परया स्ोरस भी ह। वफर मनन बचों स बयात करनी िरू की। उसक A: I went to the Junior World Championship and then to
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बयाद अिोक सनी सर वमल नॉएडया म वजनोंन मझ सत्पयाल सर क the Senior World Championship, where I won a bronze
बयार म बतयायया। medal in the senior category. At that time, I had a hip
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injury, which led to my failure, but that failure motivated
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जब मझ सत्पयाल सर क बयार म पतया चलया तब म इनक पयास आयया, me even more to perform better. In sports, failure
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रयायल वदयया और वफर इनोन मर वलए सब कछ वकयया। इनोन कहया की should not demotivate you; if you want to maintain your
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तम् कछ खच नहीं करनया, सब म दख लगया तम बस यहया आ जयाओ। performance, ups and downs will continue to happen. If
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you let failure affect your mind, you will fall behind.
प्: क्ा क्ा उपिक्धिया िही आपकी अब तक? कौन-कौन सी
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प्लतस्पराओं म आपन िाग लिया औि कौन -कौन स मडि िीत? Q: How was your experience at the World Championship?
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हयाल वफलहयाल तो मनन एवियन गम्स म स्र पदक जीतया ह। एवियन A: There were ups and downs, injuries, and problems,
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ररकॉड क सयाथ। ओलक्पिक रोक्ो म मरया रजत पदक ह। िल्ड ट but I didn’t stop midway. My coach, Dr Satyapal Singh,
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चक्पियनविप म मरया कयास्य पदक ह। जवनयर िल्ड चक्पियनविप म ें never let me stop either. Whenever I felt demotivated
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मरया रजत पदक ह और िल्ड ग्ड प्री म मरया स्र पदक ह। or faced any problem, he always encouraged me,
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explained the issues, and pointed out the shortcomings.
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प्: अपन परिवाि स आपको लकसस प्िणा लमिी? Often, we waste time on distractions, and that starts
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पहल तो कोई भी स्ोरस म जयान दन क वलए तययार नहीं थया। लवकन affecting performance, leading to demotivation.
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जब म क्स्र स्र पर भयाग लन क वलए जया रहया थया तो पयापया न कहया During such times, Coach Sir always gave me courage
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की दखो अगर मडल लकर आओग तो म सोचगया वक तम् आग भज। and highlighted even the smallest flaws, helping me
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और इसवलए म यही सोचकर गयया थया की कोई भी मडल आ जयाए। तो overcome them. These things became a habit, and
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म कयास्य पदक लकर आ गयया की पयापया मझ स्ोरस म आग भज। मया ूँ eventually, my performance improved. Bouncing back
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न मझ कभी मनया नहीं वकयया। उनकया य कहनया थया की तम खि रहो, after an injury is difficult, and rest is the best remedy
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जो करनया चयाहत हो करो और हमिया खि रहो। for it. However, many people mistakenly think that
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workout pain is an injury, which is incorrect.
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अक्सर ऐसया होतया ह नया की अवभभयािक सोचत ह की बच को क्या
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बनयानया ह। तो मर भयया और पयापया आपस म तय कर रह थ की मझ क्या Q: Can you tell us about your diet?
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बनयान चयावहए एकयाउरस स लकर बयायोलॉजी तक की बयात कर गए। पर A: Diet plays the most crucial role in sports. Your
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मनन कहया की म तो बस स्ोरस म ही आग जयानया चयाहतया ह। entire day’s diet chart and pre-workout meals should
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be carefully planned. In the morning, I mostly have
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प्: क्ा किी प्रानमत्ी स लमि ह? oatmeal, eggs, dry fruits, and fresh juice, like sweet lime
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उ: हया ! तीन बयार! juice. For lunch, I usually have lentils with rice, along
with one or two chapatis, and I eat fruits in between
Praveen Kumar, the youngest athlete to win a medal in meals. Throughout the day, I drink more than five liters
the high jump at the Tokyo Paralympic games, achieved a of water.
significant milestone by clinching the gold medal in the
Federation Cup Under-20 event in 2022, held in Nadiad, Q: Is there any incident in your life that constantly
Gujrat. Notably, he competed in the general category inspires you?
alongside able-bodied athletes. Praveen also secured A: When I was in the ninth grade, I always felt that I
a silver medal at the Tokyo Paralympics. His relentless wanted to pursue sports. But my teacher told me that
pursuit of excellence drives him to keep pushing his I couldn’t go into sports. That made me wonder, “Why
limits through constant practice and dedication. not?” I never considered myself disabled. It was only
when people started stopping me that I began to feel I
This interview was conducted in April 2024, and at that was disabled. At that time, teachers didn’t know much
time Praveen shared that his entire focus was on the about para-sports, and there wasn’t much awareness in
upcoming Paris Olympics, where he aspired to win a society either. Every time someone tried to stop me, I
gold medal. By the time this interview was published, felt more motivated.
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