Vikas Kandola is an Indian Kabaddi player. He plays as a raider for the Indian national team. He is associated with various franchise Kabaddi teams like Bengaluru Bulls, Haryana Steelers, Dabang Delhi and East Central Railways in the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL).
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Wiki/Biography
Vikas Kandola was born on Thursday, 2 April 1998 (age 25 years; as in 2023) in Village Budain, District Jind, Haryana. His zodiac sign is Gemini. After completing his schooling, he obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree from Rajiv Gandhi College in Uchana, Haryana. According to a media report, when he was eight years old, he started practicing Kabaddi in the local Kabaddi court of his village in Haryana. His coach Dharam Raj encouraged him to participate in the Inter-School National Kabaddi Championship. Later, Vikas Kandola moved to Bhalgarh, Sonipat to train for a year at the Sports Authority of India (SAI). The following year, he moved to Gujarat and trained for three years at the SAI Netaji Subhash Western Centre, Gandhinagar.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 7″
Weight (Approx): 70 kg
Hair Color: Black
Eye colour: black
Body Measurements (Approx): Chest: 42 inches, Waist: 32 inches, Biceps: 14 inches
Family
parents and siblings
There is not much information about his parents. His father is a farmer.
A picture of Vikas Kandola’s mother
Vikas Kandola has a brother named Sandeep Kandola and a sister.
A picture of Vikas Kandola’s brother Sandeep Kandola
Vikas Kandola with his sister
Wife
Vikas Kandola is unmarried
livelihood
Pro Kabaddi League (PKL)
In 2016, Vikas Kandola made his Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) debut with the Dabang Delhi team, where he scored 3 points in 17 raids. Later, he was bought by Haryana Steelers for Rs. 15.24 lakh in Season 5 of PKL, where he scored 58 points in 9 games. He was retained by the team for season 6 for Rs. 47 lakhs, and he scored 177 points. For season 7, they retained him for Rs. 77.83 lakhs, and he scored 195 runs in 20 matches. In Season 8, he was retained at Rs. 87 lakhs and scored 180 points.
Vikas Kandola playing for Haryana Steelers
In season 9, Vikas Kandola moved to Bengaluru Bulls team for Rs. 1.70 crore and scored 139 marks. Later, Vikas started working as a Traveling Ticket Examiner in the Indian Railways in Patna, Bihar. Apart from PKL, Vikas has also played for Railways in the 3rd Kabaddi Federation Cup Championship in 2019.
Vikas Kandola (seated third from right) after winning the match for Indian Railways.
medal
Vikas Kandola won several gold medals in various national and university level Kabaddi competitions. He has won two gold medals at the Senior National Kabaddi Championship, two gold medals at the Junior National Kabaddi Championship, one gold medal at the All India Inter University Kabaddi Championship, one gold medal at the Under-19 Kabaddi Championship and one gold medal at the Under-19 Kabaddi Championship. Under-17 Kabaddi Championship. In 2016, Vikas Kandola won the gold medal in the Junior Kabaddi Championship held in Iran and in 2019, he won the gold medal in the 13th South Asian Games held in Kathmandu, Pokhara and Janakpur.
Vikas Kandola after winning the gold medal at the 13th South Asian Games (2019)
bike collection
Vikas Kandola has a Honda X Blade bike.
Vikas Kandola posing with his bike
Facts/General Knowledge
- Vikas Kandola is also known as ‘Running Head Touch’.
- In his free time, Vikas Kandola likes to travel to far-flung places, rafting, swimming, trekking, hiking and running.
Vikas Kandola getting ready for rafting
- He is a fitness enthusiast. He does physical exercise regularly. He often uploads pictures and videos of his gym sessions on various social media platforms.
Vikas Kandola (left) posing in the gym
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