New Delhi, Jun 12 (UNI) I felt I was very much in the rhythm but now I have to start all over again and it won’t be that easy says young Para high jumper Praveen Kumar was one amongst the record 22 Para athletes who had qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics when the COVID-19 pandemic struck.
“Can’t help it but it has been a very difficult phase to say the least,” said Kumar, currently in his village Govindgarh in Noida, 50 kms from the national capital.
“The worst is I’m not with my coach Satyapal Singh and all these months of delay has pushed me backwards. The only good thing is I managed to spend some quality time with my family,” added Kumar, who was rigorously working on his technique in the run-up to the Games.