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Caste: Jaat
Hometown: Rohtak, Haryana
Age: 19 Years
Some Lesser Known Facts About Deepak Nehra
- Deepak Nehra is an Indian freestyle wrestler. In 2022, he gained bronze on the commonwealth video games within the 97kg class.
- He was born and introduced up in Nindana Village, Maham (Rohtak), Haryana, India.
- Deepak Nehra grew up in poverty. His father, Surinder Singh Nehra, was a peasant, who studied until twelfth commonplace, whereas his mom, Mukesh Kumari, is a homemaker, who studied until tenth commonplace. According to Deepak, the family didn’t have any tv set, and the neighbours would usually inform the family about Deepak’s win/loss in any competitors.
- Since childhood, Deepak Nehra was excited about out of doors actions, When he turned 5 years outdated, his father despatched him to Shaheed Bhagat Singh Academy in Mirchpur village, Hisar to be taught the techniques of wrestling.
- In 2021, he gained bronze within the 97 kg class on the Junior World Wrestling Championship for which his coach Ajay Dhanda and Jai Bhagwan Lather rewarded him with Rs 51 thousand.
- In 2022, he gained bronze within the 97 kg class at The World Ranking Series.
- In the identical yr, he gained gold in Men’s 97kg freestyle wrestling occasion on the Senior Under-23 Asia Championship.
- He gained bronze in Men’s 97kg freestyle occasion on the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games; he defeated Pakistan’s Tayyab Raza Awan by 10-2. After his win, Nehra mentioned,
I need to thank God. It was my first competitors and I gained a medal. I’ll attempt to win gold within the 2024 Olympics. I got here for the medal and gained it.”
- According to Deepak, he used to observe wrestling for nearly eight hours each day to compete on the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games.
- Deepak Nehras’s favorite wrestling strikes are ‘double-leg’ and ‘ankle lace.’