Gagan Gowda is an Indian Kabaddi player who came into limelight with his performances in the Pro Kabaddi League. He plays the role of perfect raider.
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Wiki/Biography
Gagan Gowda was born as ‘Gagan Raju Gowda’ on Thursday, 22 May 2003 (age 21 years; as in 2024) in Mangalore, Karnataka. His zodiac sign is Gemini. He completed his schooling from Sri Ramakrishna School, Mangalore. Gagan completed his graduation from Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara (SDM) College in Ujire, Karnataka. Gagan Gowda started his Kabaddi journey when he was in 8th class. Along with Kabaddi, he also played volleyball but he was more inclined towards Kabaddi.
Physical Appearance
Height (approx): 6′ 3″
Weight (Approx): 80 kg
Hair Color: Black
Eye colour: dark brown
Body Measurements (Approx): Chest: 38″, Waist: 30″, Biceps: 14″
Family
parents and siblings
Gagan Gowda has 2 brothers.
Wife
Gagan Gowda is unmarried.
kabaddi player
In 2023, Gagan Gowda was selected by the team ‘Hampi Heroes’ in the Youth Kabaddi Series Summer Edition held in Mysore. He played a total of 23 matches in which he scored 262 runs and made a total of 280 raids, and his raid strike rate was 93.21% and tackle success rate was 16.67%.
Gagan Gowda (right) during a match in the Youth Kabaddi Series Summer Edition 2023.
After his amazing performance in the Youth Kabaddi series, Gagan was selected by Lucknow-based team ‘UP Yoddha’ for the Season 10 of Pro Kabaddi League 2023, in which Gagan was selected under the New Young Players (NYP) category. His overall raid strike rate in the tournament was 63%.
Gagan Gowda (wearing blue and red t-shirt) during a match in season 10 of the Pro Kabaddi League (2023)
award
Youth Kabaddi Series – Summer Edition 2023
- Most impressive raider of the season
Gagan Gowda as ‘most effective raider’ in YKS 2023
Pro Kabaddi League 2023- Season 10
- emerging player of the day
Gagan Gowda as ‘Emerging Player of the Day’ in PKL 10 (2023)
bike collection
Gagan Gowda has 2 bikes.
Gagan Gowda posing with his first bike
Gagan Gowda posing with his second bike
Favorite
- Holiday destination: Thailand
Facts/General Knowledge
- He considers Kabaddi players Ajay Thakur and Anup Kumar as his biggest inspirations for their hand touch and bowling skills respectively.
- Initially, Gagan faced difficulty in qualifying for different age categories due to his height and weight. The coach asked him to lose weight which made him more prone to injury as a thin person has less coverage of soft tissues. Due to this reason he missed 2 Junior National Championships.
- In the 2023 edition of the Youth Kabaddi Series, Gagan scored 16 ‘Super Raids’, the second highest score in the series.
- In 2023, he was named as the first player to complete more than 200 raid points in the Youth Kabaddi Series Summer Edition.
Kabaddi 360’s Instagram post dedicated to Gagan Gowda’s score of 200 raid points in YKS 2023
- Gagan Gowda was at number one in the list of Top 5 Raiders in the Youth Kabaddi Series Summer Edition.
Gagan Gowda tops ‘Top 5 Raiders’ list in YKS 2023
- Apart from Kabaddi, Gagan also likes to play football when he is free from his Kabaddi practice sessions.
Gagan Gowda practicing football
Categories: Biography
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