Age no deterrence for bizman-swimmer

There is no stopping for 75-year-old city industrialist Parveen Kamal. He isn’t letting his age come in the way of love for sports. The age has not made him sit at home instead he is getting active with time. He recently won three medals in the National Swimming Championship that was held in Bhopal from November 10-12.

He won a gold medal in 400 m free style, a silver medal in 200 m and bronze in 50 m event. His life journey can inspire the young generation as well.

“I was in Class IX in 1964 when I started swimming. I continued swimming till 1972 and in those eight years, I took part in state, national and inter-university championships and won several medals,” Parveen says. But after 1972, as he got involved in business, the game took a backseat. However, it sprung back to life after his well wishers and friends encouraged him to start with swimming again. Since then, he has been taking part in various events across the country.

Parveen, who owns a machine tools unit in the city, said, being a businessman himself, he knows that business persons do not give much time to physical exercises and are concerned about their work. “But I would like to say that our health is a prized possession for us. And we must devote time to our body as if we remain fit, we will be able to do other work properly and also save money, which we end up spending on medicines otherwise,” he said.