Deepak Nehra is an Indian wrestler who competes in the men’s 97 kg category. He won the bronze medal in men’s 97kg freestyle wrestling at the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games.
Wiki/Biography
Deepak Nehra was born in 2003 in Nindana village, Rohtak Maham, Haryana, India (19 years old; as of 2022).
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′7″
Weight (approximately): 97 kg
Hair color: brown
Eye color: black
family
He belongs to the Haryanvi Jaat family.
Parents and siblings
His father Surinder Singh Nehra was a farmer. His mother’s name is Mukesh Kumari. He has a brother.
Deepak Nehra with his father, coach and mother (from left)
Profession
At the age of 5, Deepak’s father noticed his interest in sports. Therefore, his father enrolled him in Akada Shaheed Bhagat Singh Wrestling Training Center at Kushti Academy in Mirchipur, Hisar. He then started training under coach Ajay Dhanda, after which he started participating in various wrestling tournaments such as the Junior World Wrestling Championship (2021) and the Senior Under-23 Asian Championship. In 2022, he participated in the World Ranking Series and won a bronze medal. Deepak won the bronze medal in the men’s 97kg freestyle category at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games (2022). He defeated Pakistani wrestler Tayyab Raza Awan with a score of 10-2. After winning, Deepak said,
I want to thank God. This was my first competition and I won a medal. I will try to win a gold medal at the 2024 Olympics. I came for the medal and I earned it. “
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UhcMH6T6Ic
His coaches are Ajay Dhanda and Jai Bhagwan Lather.
Deepak Nehra and his coach Ajay Dhanda
medal
gold
- 2022 Asian Under-23 Championships Men’s 97kg Freestyle Competition
bronze
- 2022 World Ranking Series Men’s 97kg Freestyle Competition
- Men’s 97kg freestyle event at the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games
Deepak Nehra wins bronze medal
Facts/Trivia
- Deepak was born into a poor family. Deepak spoke about the same in an interview and said:
My father Surinder Singh Nehra was a farmer and studied till 12th grade while my mother Mukesh Kumari was a housewife and studied Grade 10. We didn’t have a television and our neighbors used to tell my family if I won or lost the game. “
- His favorite wrestling moves are the “double leg” and the “ankle tie.”
- He revealed in an interview that he would practice eight hours a day before participating in the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
Categories: Biography
Source: HIS Education