Prem Kumar Selvam (born 10 January 1994) is a

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ka. He won the gold medal in the men's kumite 55kg event at the

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held in the Philippines. Two years earlier, he won bronze in this event. He is also a bronze medalist at the

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and a four-time bronze medalist at the Asian Karate Championships.

Career

In 2018, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's kumite 60kg event at the

held in Jakarta, Indonesia. He also won one of the bronze medals in the men's kumite 55kg event at the

2018 Asian Karate Championships The 2018 Asian Karate Championships were the 15th edition of the Asian Karate Championships, and were held in Amman, Jordan from July 13 to July 15, 2018. Medalists Men Women Medal table ReferencesResults2019 Asian Karate Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's kumite 55kg event. In 2021, he competed at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Paris, France hoping to qualify for the

2020 Summer Olympics The officially the and officially branded as were an international multi-sport event that was held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some of the preliminary sporting events beginning on 21 July 2021. Tokyo ...

in Tokyo, Japan. He won one of the bronze medals in the men's kumite 55kg event at the 2022 Asian Karate Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. In 2023, he won the gold medal in his event at the

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held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. He also won the silver medal in the men's team kumite event. He won one of the bronze medals in his event at the 2023 Asian Karate Championships held in Malacca, Malaysia.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Selvam, Prem Kumar Living people 1994 births Place of birth missing (living people) Malaysian male karateka Malaysian sportspeople of Indian descent Malaysian Hindus Karateka at the 2018 Asian Games Karateka at the 2022 Asian Games Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games Asian Games medalists in karate Asian Games bronze medalists for Malaysia SEA Games gold medalists for Malaysia SEA Games silver medalists for Malaysia SEA Games bronze medalists for Malaysia SEA Games medalists in karate Competitors at the 2017 SEA Games Competitors at the 2019 SEA Games Competitors at the 2021 SEA Games Competitors at the 2023 SEA Games 21st-century Malaysian sportsmen