Sudhir is an Indian para-powerlifter. He came into limelight in August 2022 when he won the gold medal in men’s heavyweight para powerlifting for the first time in the history of India at the Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham, England.
Wiki/Biography
Sudhir was born on Thursday, 27 October 1994 (age 28 years; as in 2022) in Sonipat, Haryana. Their zodiac sign is Scorpio. At the age of four, he was attacked by polio, due to which his leg was damaged.
Physical Appearance
Hair Color: Black
Eye colour: black
Family
There is not much information about his family.
livelihood
Sudhir started practicing powerlifting professionally in 2013. He participated in the Asian Para Games held in Indonesia where he won the gold medal in the 80 kg category. Later, he was appointed as a senior coach in the Government of Haryana. In 2018, during the 17th Senior and 12th Junior National Para Powerlifting Championships, he was awarded the title of “Strong Man of India”. In 2022, he participated in the Commonwealth Games where he lifted 208 kg in the first attempt and 212 kg in the second attempt. However, in the third attempt he failed to lift 217 kg. After winning the final of the Para-Powerlifting Championships, he became the first Indian to win a gold medal for India in powerlifting and set a record with a total of 134.5 points. He defeated his Nigerian rival Ikechukwu Obichukwu by 0.9 points.
A poster released by Sports Authority of India after Sudhir won gold medal at CWG 2022
Facts/General Knowledge
- After winning the gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in 2022, Sudhir looked extremely excited during a media conference and talked about his upcoming plans in a discussion. He said he would like to celebrate his win by shopping in London and seeing the city. They told,
My preparation was very good and I thank Birmingham for that. The preparation was good, the weather was good, the crowd was great – fantastic. Next up for me is a celebration: I’m going to London to enjoy some shopping and see the city.
- He is trained by former Indian wrestler JP Singh.
Sudhir with his coach
- While talking to the media, Sudhir revealed that he was inspired by players Cristiano Ronaldo and Virender Sehwag. He said that before choosing powerlifting as a professional career, I used to watch a lot of cricket. According to him, he likes Indian wrestler Sushil Kumar.
- Sudhir received a congratulatory letter from Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Twitter after he created history by winning the gold medal in para-powerlifting during the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
A tweet by Narendra Modi for Sudhir in August 2022
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