Praveen represented the nation throughout varied athletic occasions in hammer and discus throw and even gained 4 medals on the Asian Video games, together with two gold medals in 1966 and 1970
Actor-athlete Praveen Kumar Sobti, greatest identified for taking part in Bheem within the TV collection “Mahabharat” and for profitable an Asian Video games gold medal, died following a cardiac arrest on the night of February 7. He was 74.
The actor breathed his final at his Ashok Vihar residence right here.
“He had a power chest an infection drawback. At evening, when he began feeling uneasy, we known as the physician at house. He handed away between 10-10.30 p.m. following a cardiac arrest,” a relative of Praveen informed PTI.
Praveen represented the nation throughout varied athletic occasions in hammer and discus throw and even gained 4 medals on the Asian Video games, together with two gold medals in 1966 and 1970.
He additionally gained a silver medal in Hammer Throw through the 1966 Commonwealth Video games.
The athlete gained additional recognition after he started his performing profession and featured as Bheem in BR Chopra’s traditional “Mahabharat” in 1988.
He’s survived by spouse, daughter, two youthful brothers and a sister.