Raj Kumar (athlete)
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Raj Kumar is a former India
n national athlete. He won the bronze medal in 5000 meters in 1982 Asian Games
.He held national record in 5000 meters with 13.46.4 minutes of timing. He won silver medal in 1983 Asian Championships in Athletics
. He was awarded Arjuna Award
in 1984. He was born in Rajasthan
state.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n national athlete. He won the bronze medal in 5000 meters in 1982 Asian Games
1982 Asian Games
The 9th Asian Games were held from November 19, 1982 to December 4, 1982 in Delhi, India.An incredible 74 Asian and Asian Games records were broken. This was also the first Asiad to be held under the aegis of the Olympic Council of Asia.-Sports:...
.He held national record in 5000 meters with 13.46.4 minutes of timing. He won silver medal in 1983 Asian Championships in Athletics
1983 Asian Championships in Athletics
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. He was awarded Arjuna Award
Arjuna award
The Arjuna Awards were instituted in 1961 by the government of India to recognize outstanding achievement in National sports. The award carries a cash prize of 500,000, a bronze statuette of Arjuna and a scroll....
in 1984. He was born in Rajasthan
Rajasthan
Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...
state.