Sunil Kumar is an Indian wrestler. He won the bronze medal in the men’s 87kg Greco-Roman category at the 19th Asian Games and the gold medal in the men’s 87kg Greco-Roman category at the 2020 Asian Championships.
Wiki/Biography
Sunil Kumar was born on Wednesday, September 29, 1999 in Dabarpur village, Sonipat district, Haryana state, India (24 years old; as of 2023). His zodiac sign is Libra.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′8″
Weight (approximately): 90kg
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
Body Measurements (Approximately): Bust: 42″, Waist: 32″, Biceps: 16″
family
Parents and siblings
His father’s name is Ashwini Kumar, a farmer, and his mother’s name is Anita Devi. In 2010, his father died in a car accident. He has two brothers named Monu Kumar and Sumit Kumar and a sister named Renu.
wife
He is unmarried.
Profession
wrestler
His father wanted Sunil to become a wrestler. He started training at Jindenidani Sports Academy. After the death of his father in 2010, he decided to retire from wrestling; however, with the encouragement of his mother, he continued his journey as a wrestler. He initially started his wrestling career as a freestyle wrestler, but switched to Greco-Roman wrestling in 2015. He made his international debut at the 2016 Asian Junior Wrestling Championships. He went on to win medals at many international wrestling competitions. In 2019, he entered the finals of the Asian Wrestling Championships in China; however, he was defeated by Iran’s Hussein Ahmed Noori in the finals. In 2020, he created history by winning the gold medal in the Greco-Roman wrestling category of the Asian Wrestling Championships after 27 years, which was previously won by Pappu Yadav in 1993. In October 2023, Sunil defeated Kazakhstan’s Atabek Azisbekov with a pinfall . In the men’s Greco-Roman 87kg competition at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, he won the bronze medal with a score of 2-1.
other works
In December 2017, Sunil joined the army as a pilot. After serving a year in the Air Force, he decided to join the Railways as a TT in November 2018 at the request of his family.
medal
- 2016: Asian Youth Wrestling Championship Bronze Medal
- 2017: Asian Youth Wrestling Championship Bronze Medal
- 2018: Asian Youth Wrestling Championship Bronze Medal
- 2018: Asian Under-23 Championship gold medal
- 2019: Asian Wrestling Championship Silver Medal
- 2019: Asian Under-23 Championship Gold Medal
- 2020: UWW Matteo Pellicone Ranked Series Silver Medal
- 2020: Asian Wrestling Championship Gold Medal
Sunil Kumar after winning gold medal at Asian Wrestling Championship 2020
- 2023: Bronze medal in the 19th Asian Games
Sunil Kumar wins bronze medal in 19th Asian Games 2023
Facts/Trivia
- In 2007, his father Ashwini Kumar attended a wedding where he met some Pehelwans (wrestlers). He was so impressed by the honors the wrestlers received at the event that he decided to make one of his children a wrestler.
- His father made Sunil and his brother Sumit have a match in a muddy crop field to decide who will become a wrestler as Ashwini Kumar’s financial situation was precarious , unable to afford rich diets and specialized, resource-intensive training. Than one person. Since Sunil won the tournament, his father decided to make him a wrestler.
- Sunil’s brother said in an interview about the family’s financial situation after his father’s death:
In 2010, we lost our father in a traffic accident. This is very difficult for us. Sunil’s tuition, room and board and food expenses at Nidani cost us approximately seven thousand rupees per month. It was very expensive for us, but we managed it. Sometimes, our mother would borrow money to meet his expenses. We even rented out our farmland for money. We had several buffaloes and the milk from one was reserved exclusively for Sunil. ”
Categories: Biography
Source: HIS Education