Ragala Venkat Rahul is an Indian weightlifter who competes in the 85 kg category. He won the gold medal in the men’s 85kg category at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
Wiki/Biography
Ragala Venkat Rahul was born on Sunday, March 16, 1997 in Stuartpuram, Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh (age 25; as of 2022). His zodiac sign is Pisces. He attended AP Sports School in Hyderabad. He then studied at Acharya Nagarjuna University in Andhra Pradesh.
appearance
Height: 5′9″
Weight: 85kg
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
family
He belongs to the Yelakura community.
Parents and siblings
His father Ragala Madhu was a kabaddi player. His mother’s name is Nilima. His brother Kunal Varun is a weightlifter and has won over 60 medals in weightlifting competitions. His sister Madhupriya is a kabaddi player.
Ragala Venkat Rahul and his parents
Ragala Venkat Rahul and his brother
Ragala Venkat Rahul with his sister and father
Profession
Ragala started weight training at the Telangana State Sports School in Telangana. He then started participating in various national and international weightlifting competitions such as:
- 2011: Asian Youth Championship
- 2012: Commonwealth Youth Championships
- 2012: Asian Youth Championship
- 2012: Asian Junior Championships
- 2013: IWF Youth World Championships
- 2013: Asian Youth Championship
- 2013: Commonwealth Youth Championships
- 2013: Commonwealth Junior Championships
- 2014: Asian Youth (Yoga Qualifying) Championships
- 2014: Second Youth Olympic Games
- 2014: IWF World Championships
- 2015: The 22nd Women’s and 29th Men’s Asian Youth Championships
- 2015: Commonwealth Championships
- 2015: Commonwealth Junior Championships
- 2016: Asian Championships
- 2017: Commonwealth Junior Championships
- 2017: Commonwealth Championships
- 2017: IWF World Championships
- 2018: XXI Commonwealth Games
Ragala Venkat Rahul at Gold Coast Commonwealth Games
- 2019: EGAT Cup International Weightlifting Championships
- 2019: Commonwealth Senior Championships
His national team coach is Vijay Sharma.
Ragala Venkat Rahul and Vijay Sharma
In 2015, he was appointed as ticket collector at Secunderabad railway station.
medal
gold
- 2013: Asian Youth Games, Nanjing
- 2017: Commonwealth Championships, Gold Coast
- 2018: Commonwealth Games, Gold Coast
Ragala Venkat Rahul wins medal at Gold Coast Commonwealth Games
silver
- 2014: Nanjing Youth Olympic Games
- 2015: Commonwealth Championships, Pune
- 2019: Commonwealth Championships, Apia
car collection
- Toyota Innova Crysta
Ragala Venkat Rahul posts about his cars on Instagram
- Mahindra Scorpio
Ragala Venkat Rahul and his car
Facts/Trivia
- Ragala’s father was an athlete himself and wanted his children to have careers in sports. In the 1990s, his father sent Ragala and Kunal (Ragala’s brother) to a sports school in Harjinpet, Telangana. They studied there until the third grade. Ragala’s father then decided to move to a city with his family, he raised Rs 25 lakh and moved to Hyderabad. In an interview, Ragala’s father said he always believed in his sons’ potential. He said,
I always believed in my sons’ potential and knew they would win medals at the Commonwealth Games. Although I was an athlete myself, I never received any encouragement that made me determined to train my sons. “
- In 2018, Lagara suffered a minor knee injury after the 2018 Commonwealth Games and was out for seven months. According to some sources, he paid a medical bill of Rs. The same Rs 5 lakh. After recovering, he won a medal at the Inter-Railway Championships.
- He has a tattoo of his parents on his chest. In an interview, talking about tattoos, he said:
My mother passed away two years ago and I got this tattoo two months after she passed away. This is my way of showing my love for them. “
Ragala Venkat Rahul’s tattoos
Categories: Biography
Source: HIS Education