Om Prakash Singh Karhana (born 11 January 1987) is an

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ter. He trains at the Salwan Throws Academy, where he first began to learn how to shot put, and is supported by

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, a

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foundation to identify and support Indian athletes. He was originally a basketball player, but was approached by Lalit Bhanot, secretary of the Athletics Federation of India, to consider switching to the shot put. Om Prakash Karhana holds the Indian national record in shot put at 20.69 meters which he achieved in May 2012 at

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and he qualified for and competed at the

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. At the

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, he reached the final, finishing in 6th place.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Karhana, Om Prakash Indian male shot putters People from Gurgaon district Athletes from Haryana Living people 1987 births Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for India Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Asian Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Asian Games Commonwealth Games competitors for India Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Asian Games competitors for India South Asian Games gold medalists for India South Asian Games medalists in athletics World Athletics Championships athletes for India Asian Athletics Championships winners Asian Indoor Athletics Championships winners