Praveen Kumar, a 22-year-old from Haryana, created history by winning the World Wushu Championships earlier this month. He says it was his self-belief that made him achieve this feat.The Championships took place in Shanghai, China, and Praveen defeated Philippines' Russel Diaz by 2-1 in the 48 kg category to win the gold medal."My Army coaches and mentors gave me self-belief by motivating me and telling me constantly 'tu yeh kar sakta hai' (you can do it), right before the tournament," Praveen told Sports Authority of India (SAI)."Every night, as I lay in bed, even I started thinking that I could do it. Then I started working hard and during the camp two months back, I made up my mind, 'agar aaana hai toh gold leke hi aana hai' (If I have to get a medal, it has to be gold)" said praveen.The Haryana boy took up Wushu after watching a state-level tournament in Rohtak way back in 2011-12."It had kicks, punches, throws and that intrigued me. I approached Pramod Kataria, who was working ...
