Vijay Kumar Yadav is an Indian judoka who won the bronze medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. He competed in the men’s 60kg category.
Wiki/Biography
Vijay Kumar Yadav was born on Monday, 15 April 1996 (age 26; as of 2022) in the village of Sulaimapur, Harawa block, Varanasi district, Uttar Pradesh. His zodiac sign is Aries.
appearance
Height: 5′5″
Weight: 60kg
Hair color: black
Eye color: brown
family
Parents and siblings
His father Dashrath Yadav works in an agricultural machinery manufacturing company in Chandigarh. His mother’s name was Chinta Devi. He has two sisters and two brothers. His brother Ajay Yadav is a soldier in the Indian Army. His other brother Vikas Yadav is a sports coach and bus driver.
Vijay Kumar Yadav’s parents
Vijay Kumar Yadav’s younger brother Ajay Yadav
Profession
Vijay started his wrestling training at a training center in Lalpur, Varanasi. He then continued training at the Dr Sigrashampnanand Stadium in Varanasi. At the training center, he often saw judo athletes practicing and became interested in judo. At the training center, he met Indian judo coach Kash Naresh Yadav and expressed his desire to play judo. In 2008, Kashi Naresh invited him to join a sports academy in Saharanpur and start judo training. Vijay agreed, and after training there for a few years, he continued his judo training at the Bhopal branch of the Sports Authority of India. Subsequently, Vijay participated in various domestic and international judo competitions such as the 2018 Asian Open, 2019 Commonwealth Championships, 2019 Budapest Grand Prix, 2019 Senior World Championships and 2021 Tel Aviv Grand Slam.
Vijay Kumar Yadav at the 2019 Budapest Grand Prix
Vijay Yadav participated in the Commonwealth Games in August 2022 and won the bronze medal in the men’s 60kg judo competition, defeating Petros Christodoulides of Cyprus.
Vijay Kumar Yadav wins bronze medal at Commonwealth Games 2022
medal
gold
- January 1, 2014: India U21 Championship Shillong, Meghalaya
- February 27, 2017: India Championship, Chennai
- March 13, 2018: India Championship, Jammu
- 10 November 2018: Commonwealth Championships, Jaipur
- September 25, 2019: Commonwealth Championships, Walsall, England
- December 13, 2019: India Championship
silver
- September 30, 2012: Asian U17 Championship, Taipei, Taiwan
- February 13, 2015: Indian National Games, Kerala
- January 4, 2019: India Championship, Visakhapatnam
bronze
- December 11, 2013: Asian U18 Championship, Hainan, China
- February 11, 2014: India Championship, Himachal Pradesh
- December 21, 2014: India Championship, Haridwar, Uttarakhand
- December 1, 2018: Asian Open, Hong Kong
- November 30, 2019: Asian Open, Hong Kong
- August 1, 2022: Commonwealth Games, Birmingham, UK
Vijay Kumar Yadav wins bronze medal at Commonwealth Games 2022
prize
2019: Lakshman National Award from the Government of Uttar Pradesh
Facts/Trivia
- At the age of 7, he joined a wrestling training center in Lalpur, Varanasi, 22 kilometers from his village. He used to ride his bike to the training center every day. Sometimes, he would hitchhike to the training center. At that time, his family’s financial condition was also not good. During the first years of his training, his family was unable to provide him with a proper diet. So, Vijay moved to a hotel in the Lucknow center of the Sports Authority of India. In an interview, recalling those days, he said:
Our financial situation was not good and it improved when my brother got a job in the Indian Army. Another brother is a bus driver. It took a lot of effort to get here. I won several gold and silver medals in the All India College Championships and the Junior and Senior National Championships. I also competed in the Asian Games and won gold medals at the Commonwealth Judo Championships in 2018 and 2019. “
- In 2020, Vijay said in an interview that he wanted to participate in the Tokyo Olympics, but was unable to qualify. He said,
That was the most difficult time for me, not being able to qualify for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Now, I am fully prepared to face any challenge. I will definitely win a gold medal at my first Commonwealth Games. Winning a gold medal at the Paris Olympics will be my next goal. After winning a medal at the upcoming Commonwealth Games, I will request the state government to give me a job so that I can continue my practice without any financial constraints. “
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