Sunil Kumar is an Indian wrestler. He won a bronze medal in the men’s Greco-Roman 87 kg event at the 19th Asian Games and a gold medal in the men’s 87 kg Greco-Roman category at the 2020 Asian Championships.
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Wiki/Biography
Sunil Kumar was born on Wednesday, 29 September 1999 (age 24 years; as in 2023) in Dabarpur village, Sonipat district, Haryana, India. His zodiac sign is Libra.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 8″
Weight (Approx): 90 kg
Hair Color: Black
Eye colour: black
Body Measurements (Approx): Chest: 42″, Waist: 32″, Biceps: 16″
Family
parents and siblings
His father’s name is Ashwini Kumar, who was a farmer and his mother’s name is Anita Devi. His father died in a road accident in 2010. He has two elder brothers named Monu Kumar and Sumit Kumar and one elder sister named Renu.
Wife
He is unmarried.
livelihood
Wrestler
His father wanted Sunil to become a wrestler. He started his training at the sports academy of Nidani, Jind. After his father passed away in 2010, he decided to quit wrestling; However, with his mother’s encouragement, he continued his journey as a wrestler. He initially started his wrestling career as a freestyle wrestler, but moved to the Greco-Roman format in 2015. He made his international debut with the 2016 Asian Junior Wrestling Championship. He won medals in many international wrestling competitions. In 2019, he reached the finals of the Asian Wrestling Championship held in China; However, he was defeated by Hossein Ahmed Nouri of Iran in the final match. In 2020, he created history by winning the gold medal in the Greco-Roman category of the Asian Wrestling Championships after 27 years, which was earlier won by Pappu Yadav in 1993. In October 2023, Sunil defeated Atabek Azisbekov of Kazakhstan. A score of 2-1, which gave him a bronze medal in the men’s Greco-Roman 87 kg category at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.
Other work
In December 2017, Sunil joined the Air Force as an airman. After serving one year in the Air Force, he decided to join the Railways as a TT in November 2018, on the request of his family members.
medal
- 2016: Bronze medal in Asian Junior Wrestling Championship
- 2017: Bronze medal at Asian Junior Wrestling Championship
- 2018: Bronze medal at Asian Junior Wrestling Championship
- 2018: Gold medal in Asian Under-23 Championship
- 2019: Silver medal in Asian Wrestling Championship
- 2019: Gold medal in Asian Under-23 Championship
- 2020: Silver medal at the UWW Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series
- 2020: Gold medal in Asian Wrestling Championship
Sunil Kumar after winning gold medal at the Asian Wrestling Championship in 2020
- 2023: Bronze medal in the 19th Asian Games
Sunil Kumar wins bronze medal in 19th Asian Games in 2023
Facts/General Knowledge
- In 2007, his father, Ashwini Kumar, went to a wedding where he met some wrestlers. He was so impressed by the honor given to the wrestlers at the ceremony that he decided that one of his children would become a wrestler.
- His father made Sunil and his brother, Sumit, race in a muddy field to decide which of them would become a wrestler because Ashwini Kumar did not have the financial means to pay for a rich diet and special, resource-heavy training. were not physically stable. More than one person. Since, Sunil won the race, his father decided to make him a wrestler.
- In an interview, Sunil’s brother, while talking about the financial condition of his family after their father’s death, said,
In 2010, we lost our father in a road accident. It was very difficult for us. We had to spend approximately seven thousand rupees per month on Sunil’s school fees, room, food and diet in Nidani. It is very expensive for us, but we somehow managed. There was a time when our mother used to take loans to pay her expenses. We also gave our agricultural land on lease for money. We had some buffaloes and the milk of one of them was kept only for Sunil.”
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