పర్దుమన్ సింగ్ బ్రార్: కూర్పుల మధ్య తేడాలు

 

==క్రీడా జీవితము ==

Brar was India's national champion in the shot put and discus throw events in the 1950s. He won his first national shot put event in [[Madras]] in 1958 and won the national discus throw events in 1954, 1958 and 1959. In the [[1954 Asian Games]] in [[Manila]], he won gold medals in the shot put and discus throw events, thus becoming the first athlete in Asia to achieve the feat. He continued his performance in the [[1958 Asian Games]] in [[Tokyo]], winning a gold in the shot put event and bronze in the discus throw event. In his last games appearance in [[1962 Asian Games|1962]] in [[Jakarta]], he won a silver medal in discus throw, thus completing his medal tally of five medals in three Asian games events. He was given the [[Arjuna Award]] by the Government of India in 1999 recognizing his contribution to Indian sports.<ref name="Brar" />